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Mon 29th Apr at 6:15pm
York Report written by Vicky Hearson (she/her)
Tonight we returned to the cemetery for more bramble clearing.
We named and numbered off stating some pointless things we get asked to do at work as a nod to health and safety day. These included cleaning pigeon poo and management appreciation days! We also welcomed back Ellie and celebrated some excellent weekend running with Rich and Michal completing the 3 Peaks and Deb's parkrun PB.
We then set off with Lucy and Abigail back marking to meet Clive at the cemetery. After the midge swarm last time, Michael wore enough insect repellent to keep the entire group safe (and anyone else within a mile radius!). We therefore had a clear run of pruning, lopping and digging. Barbara got so excited she snapped a fork!
To finish off we did some fitness relays whilst practising our hammering, then headed back to base. We stretched off then some headed to the pub.
Sat 27th Apr at 8:45am
Social walk and parkrun with cafe breakfast in between
Read moreMon 22nd Apr at 6:15pm
York Report written by Ed Woollard (He/Him)
Another night, another midge death squad. This time it was the turn of Bootham Stray allotments to experience a midge swarm of biblical proportions. Note to self, if it's been raining then bring bug spray!
As tonight was well over 6k in total we met for promptly at 6.15 to set the party pace group off, joined by a small GG bike gang. Ed led the remaining GGers after welcoming newcomer Dan and numbering off by naming our favourite flat things in honour of Earth Day. I'm informed that Hydrostatic Bearings are the best flat things ever!
We arrived at Bootham Stray allotments and soon got to work turning over a disused patch that really needed a lot of work. And then the midges came...
I feel ticklish all over - Ben
On one side, Mitch's tool of choice was a 4-pronged spinny thing that he used to twist the weeds together, as if he were eating a bowl of spaghetti. Whilst the rest of the crew, armed with forks and spades, soon made light work of the turf, weeds and roots before tackling bigger things like old guttering and ground sheets.
It was an entirely different vibe over on the other side with Bec spending the night on the tiles whilst Dan got hammered, as the two of them uncovered some old tiling and the head of a hammer respectively.
As the night wore on the midges got the better of us and we called it a day, but not before a group photo and some jaffa cakes kindly provided by the task owner. We then set off back to the Priory Street Centre where Bec learnt that spinning around helps you to touch your toes, and that if you touch a wall with your armed stretched out, then put your arm down, you'll fall just short of touching the wall when you bring your arm back up. Who knew!?!?
Monday 15th April
Joanna Delgado completed 25 good deeds with GoodGym.
Joanna has already done 25 good deeds with GoodGym. Instead of doing anything else, they've used their run to go and help people that need their help; digging, lifting, scraping, clearing, planting and weeding. Stuff that makes this a better place to be.
Mon 15th Apr at 6:15pm
York Report written by Vicky Hearson (she/her)
The promise of painting enticed a good turnout for tonights run.
We started off by naming and numbering off and we marked 112 years to the day since the titanic sunk by saying our favourite ways of crossing water featuring paddleboards, pedalos and platypuses!
Ed then led the group over to Park Grove in somewhat blustery conditions .... perfect for painting surely.
We were met by Vicky and split into two groups. The first set about repainting the fence (and grass in some cases). David did a great job as quality control making sure there were no gaps and Barbara's drippy bits were spread out!
The second group were tasked with freeing a bench from tree which had grown through it and clearing away plants from the fence.
All was going to plan until we felt the wind pick up and clouds gather. We quickly packed up and then the rain came just in time for fitness.
We put on brave faces and did some circuits until we finally moved under cover to do some star jumps and penguin huddling until the clouds passed.
We were greeted with a rainbow and split into four teams for a tug or war tournament. The Area Activator team won in the final (I think a coordinated effort was key rather than strength!).
We then headed back to base for a stretch and to hear about the week ahead.
Well done for braving the weather. See you next time!
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