Grapes Hill Community Garden

64 GoodGymers have supported Grapes Hill Community Garden with 13 tasks.


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Elizabeth HStephen Reed

Flying through the task

Thursday 17th March 2022

Written by Elizabeth H

Elizabeth, Stephen and Master Reed arrived at the task to find ourselves locked out! A Goodgymer never gives up, after wondering if we could sent Reed the younger over the fence, we received the code for the gate. Flyers found we set off together to find some letter box’s . A solid hour of leafleting and we headed back to Grapes Hill. Thank you Master Reed for helping Dad and I tonight you were a big help.

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Steven HitchamElizabeth HMark WebberJessica

Drop it likes it hot

Monday 21st June 2021

Written by Steven Hitcham

Steven, Elizabeth, Mark and Jess delivered several hundred leaflets for Grapes Hill Community Garden ahead of their garden event.

As always, Elizabeth was on the hunt for (door) knockers haha.

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EmilyPenny CoombesRebeccaJonathanMelanie

We can't be-leaflet how quick we completed this task!

Saturday 1st May 2021

Written by Emily

Jonathan, Melanie, Penny and I met Rosie at the Grapes Hill Community Garden to pick up leaflets to drop round to the local residents. We managed to (mostly!) dodge the rain, and got lots of leaflets delivered to people letting them know about the webinars the garden are running.

The community garden is such a great place for local residents and I hope we'll be able to go back to help them soon!

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JonathanHannahKathrynElizabeth HPenny CoombesSteven Hitcham

I'm not your Steppin' Stone

Monday 26th October 2020

Written by Steven Hitcham

6 GoodGymers visited Grapes Hill Community Garden, the first organisation we ever visted over 3 years ago on our first group run.

The main task was to create some stepping stones what will create a new path to attract more families and young people to the garden.

A good start was that none of us new how to mix cement haha, but luckily Jo, the gardener roughly knew the sand to cement ration, so we gave it a whirl!

We all took it in turns to mix some up, while Elizabeth and Penny also did a bit of sweeping.

Once it was mixed and poured into containers to set, it was then our job to decorate them with pebbles, shells etc. before they set. Penny did a wonderful job in creating a 'GoodGym' stepping stone to leave our mark.

We will return again to place them in the ground.

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Raffaella Dickins-EastickKathrynJonathan

With Autumn approaching, the LEAFlets start to drop

Thursday 10th September 2020

Written by Jonathan

On a cold evening in Norwich, Grapes Hill Community Garden required the help of brave volunteers to distribute leaflets to local residents and promote an upcoming 'Nature in the Garden' event. It was important to promote the event soon with it taking place in nine days. Who would be brave enough to accept this challenge? Two Goodgymers rose to the challenge... Step forward Jonathan and Kathryn.

Rosie was there to greet the two Goodgymers. Whilst waiting to see if any other Goodgymers were joining, we were lucky to be given an intimate tour of the garden. Rosie shared her raised bed with us, proudly showing off her tomatoes and butternut squash. Rosie was also kind enough to offer raspberries as well as any other fruits in the garden for the two Goodgymers to take with them on their journey/run back home. One highlight of the tour was being shown an unusual plant in the garden, otherwise known by the nickname of 'Monkey Butt'. It was easy to see why it was given that name by it's appearance.

With the tour over, Kathryn was keen to crack on with the task, and with that we were given the flyers and were off! Tactics were discussed to tackle the task, however it was settled that both stick together. One local resident was sceptical of us delivering flyers to houses, concerned that we were trying to sell something, however after describing what the 'Nature in the Garden' event was about, he suddenly seemed quite intrigued, even wanting a few flyers himself to distribute to his neighbours.

With all the flyers distributed, the evening getting darker and managing to avoid injury from a few snappy and sharp letter plates, the task was completed. Hopefully many residents will visit the garden event as it certainly sounds amazing!

Credit to Kathryn who suggested the pun title!

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Angelika
Stephen ReedElizabeth H
Jonathan

Would you be-leaflet!? Weed did a good job!

Thursday 23rd July 2020

Written by Jessica (She/Her)

When we arrived at Grapes Hill Community Garden, we met with Rosie who explained what we had to to then split up to complete the two mini tasks. Leafletting aficionados Stephen, Jonathan and Cheska got to task on the local area posting flyers about the 'Nature Art in the Garden' event happening this weekend. Whilst Elizabeth led the weeding troupe of Jennifer, Jess, Gemma and Angelika who donned gloves and some obscure picking instruments to clear the weeds and make the garden look tidy, ready for its weekend visitors. We reunited for a group shot and a snoop at all the edible goodies on offer in the garden.

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