Fulford Social Hall get's fuller each week, but Soph and Elle just keep adding tables and chairs!

Oh no (says Mike) we've missed Elle from the photo, she is fighting the hoover!

Today was week 4 of the new York Community Woodlands Parkrun and word has definitely got out given the number that flocked ti hear Laura's first timers briefing!

Our very own Nick was RD and with the help of the new loud speaker set off 550+ runners and walkers off round the 2 lapper 5k course.

We welcomed Kit to the parkrun volunteer family as a marshall. Thank you Kit! We also had goodgymers doing lots of roles- marshal, barcode scanning, funnel managing, car parking and tokens!

Many of us then headed to Dobbies for a nice breakfast with at least three if us showing true commitment by getting a Dobbies loyalty card!

We also need to give Stef a shout if for completing his 400th parkrun!

if you're interested in volunteering we will be listing this again for a few weeks to help get it up and running.

The Tiny Forest compost heap had already been emptied into bags. These were taken up to the Memorial Garden along with excess donated trees, where they were planted. The organic matter produced by the Tiny Forest is proving very useful.

On an amazingly warm and calm morning we met at the Memorial Garden on Kimberlow Hill to plant donated trees. We followed the method of Yacouba Sawadogo who used traditional methods called Zaï, (digging pits and filling them with organic compost to trap water and nutrients) to create forest in the desert. One of us (who shall remain anonymous) was so busy concentrating on the organic matter they forgot to put the tree in! 🤣 The organic matter was a combination of Tiny Forest's own generated compost, biochar, eggshells & euphemistically malteser misshapes? We used some seriously spiky mulch to deter the rabbits. We finished the morning with a well deserved rest sharing flasks of drinks & tubs of goodies. Thankyou all.

🏀 The residents at Hartrigg Oaks were keen to try out their ball skills this evening. We warmed up with the giant marble run - always a challenge! - then attempted to get a hole in one (or two, or three, or four) on the mini golf. Seated basketball is always a firm favourite and we upped the ante this time with a bit of passing - some of us harking back to our netball days - before finishing off with the giant football! ⚽