We had a lovely sunny day for our Saturday task at Manor Woods Valley. 5 Goodgymers attended the task including a brand new member so welcome! Unfortunately when we arrived we got the sad news that the apple harvest is too small for apple day this year so there will be no apple juice being made. It’s still helpful to clear the area around the trees though so that’s what we did. We managed to get a decent amount cleared and the trees looked much happier. After the task another volunteer gave everyone apple brandy samples to take home which was so nice of them! We checked to see if the tree we planted which was saved from weeding at the Berry Maze was still there and it was!

A plethora of jobs awaited us on our arrival at the Berry Maze. You like edging, hey we’ve got a tool just for you. You like to mow lawns, you’re in luck my friend, you really like to get bindweed, also yes. Time to choose…

I worked with Douglas, who joined us for the first time today, with the edging of the maze, whilst Emma our resident lawn expert cut the lawn with aplomb. Frances the Queen of Bindweed removed copious amounts of bindweed delighting in what were admittedly stupendous roots being extracted.

After an hour we called time and headed to our next task (after sampling all the berries of course).

Until next time…

P.s. If anyone reads this then let me know and I’ll buy you a cookie or cake of your choice.

What a load of rubbish, we said as we walked up the steps with our bin bags and litter pickers. This was today’s task on a surprisingly warm morning. There were no sheep but three bags full of rubbish were collected. After an hour we called time.

Until next time…