On a Sunday were the weather was so changeable it was a great to see such good numbers at the mission, it was quite a lengthy run but worth it. The task at hand was to strip some turf and prepare the ground ready to plant some pollinators, the group was also made up of local people and families so it was a wonderful group effort.

Welcome to the group, Alison and Angharad who attended their first community mission and goodgym run in Cardiff.

We had a quick brief from our organisers 'Dinas Powys Wild about Nature' they are a wonderful group who have the aim of trying to help nature thrive by learning how they can make Dinas Powys as wildlife friendly as possible. Last time we had run to them was during January when they were transforming some space up at the local train station.

We said a quick hello to each other and then got to work, to begin we had to remove the grass with our spades. Some were on turf turning duty whilst others collected the sod and moved it, the final group were busy squirreling the grass in whatever space they could find. Once the grass was gone we all stood back as Mr. Rotavator took over and worked his magic on the patch of soil, turning it and loosening it up. After our break it was time to get back in and do some raking, then we marked out squares. Everyone took to their square and begin sewing the seeds and we were done!

Seven GoodGym Cardiff and the Vale runners made their way to Dinas rail station to help turn some soil to prepare to plant some seedlings, weeding, and planting some new, beautiful plants to make the station a brighter place for everyone who passes. Many of the runners had spent the morning volunteering and running with goodgym all over Cardiff, but the arrived enthusiastic and ready to work. After an hour and a half of gardening and lots of help from the regular volunteers the ground was ready for the seadlings and he plants were in the ground.
Transport for Wales who manage the station and donated the plants extended their gratitude to all of the volunteers for all of their work.