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Removing Himalayan Balsam from the River Crane
🗓Saturday 26th July 10:00am

📍FORCE kingfisher bench TW2 5UJ

Help protect habitat and waterways from this invasive species

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Mon 7th Jul at 7:15pm

Up to our waist in it!

Richmond Report written by Liz (She/her)

Seven GoodGymers came out on Monday to work on the River Crane. We donned our chest waders and ventured into the mirth not knowing how deep it would be. The rain earlier in the day had raised the River levels considerably but Ken (standing on the bank) assured us that it would only be up to our waists! In we went like moths to a flame…. We were here to manage Himalayan balsam for FORCE (Friends of River Crane) a global invasive species that chokes out natives. We saw them across the river in the reeds and got to work pulling out the annual before it set seed. Ken told us we are part of a experiment to use a biological control in time using a specific rust that infects the balsam but first we needed to dig out some to get the numbers down. And to that we had a great time yanking out the weeds in our waders!

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Sat 5th Jul at 5:00pm

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Fri 4th Jul at 5:00pm

Did you say bunting

Richmond Report written by Ken MacKenzie

Two GoodGymers turned up to set up the 118 Petersham Horticultural Show first time in Ham. We got stuck in lifting chairs, tables and putting up bunting for the 118 show on Saturday.

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Tue 1st Jul at 6:30pm

Three is the magic number

Kingston upon Thames Report written by Jana

Tonight we had three missions in one! How did we do it? Four of our volunteers went to Refugee Action Kingston to sort the kid's clothes, another went to another RAK office to hang a blind and the rest of us went to Elm Road... phew! Here's the run report about our amazing volunteers...

Nettled but Not Defeated at Elm Road!

In sweltering heat, the GoodGym crew took on the nettle jungle at Elm Road playground, working with the local community group to help reclaim the space for local kids. Armed with spades, forks, and a few poorly chosen gloves (ouch!), we tackled the stubborn roots - some so long they felt like they were heading for Narnia.

Marcos and Tom kept spirits high with sports facts while litter picking, and Rachel captured the action on camera. Newbie John gave it his all but ran out of water - thankfully, local residents came to the rescue with bottles of the good stuff!

Despite roots hiding under the fence, we cleared a massive stretch and even uncovered some old mosaic tiles. One hot, sweaty hour later, the bed was clear and the team absolutely smashed it. Great work all round!

Such a sort out at Refugee Action Kingston

Claire, Anna, Laurel and Sabir ran and walked their way to Refugee Action tonight.

We were greeted by air conditioning which was a welcome relief plus lots of children’s clothes that required sorting. Having made signs for different age categories we sorted the clothes by size for boys and girls and boxed them up so that they could be easily selected by the customers. The area is now much more organised and I’m sure we will be back to tackle the coats another day.

Driller thriller

Dave went to a RAK office to help fix a blind. In his own words has a hot sweaty mess but at least the charity workers won't be now.

GoodGym Kingston - you are simply tri-mendous!

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Tue 1st Jul at 12:00pm

The never ending task!

Richmond Report written by Ken MacKenzie

The never ending task! One GoodGymer came to whittle away some time on Canada Day. The Church flew the flag and that is all that mattered.

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Tue 1st Jul at 12:00pm

Rustic rail making

Protect the wildflower habitat we have helped to plant

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Ken MacKenzie signed up to a group run.

Tue 1st Jul at 6:30pm

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Ken MacKenzie went on a community mission

Mon 30th Jun at 12:00pm

🌿 Rustic Rail-Making: Following the Horse... or the Hose? 🐴🚿

Richmond Report written by Sarah-Jane Messenger

Today’s GoodGym adventure took us to the beautiful church in central Richmond, where we rolled up our sleeves for a hands-on task: building a rustic wooden rail for the new “scented trail” project. Our goal was to create a sturdy, natural boundary using chunky timber and a lot of teamwork.

As someone with dyslexia, I had a moment where I wasn’t sure whether I was supposed to follow the horse or the hose—Ken’s directions definitely kept me on my toes, but it gave me a laugh either way! (Spoiler: no horses, and only a bit of hose.)

We got stuck in with lifting, sawing, and setting the wooden rails in place, working alongside Ken, who shared plenty of tips and good humour throughout the morning. It was a physical but rewarding session, and seeing the rails take shape bit by bit was a real treat.

No worries—I really enjoyed it, and I’d love to come back when it’s on again!

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Ken MacKenzie signed up to a community mission.

Mon 30th Jun at 12:00pm

Rustic rail making

Protect the wildflower habitat we have helped to plant

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Ken MacKenzie went on a community mission

Fri 27th Jun at 12:00pm

Pick up sticks

Richmond Report written by Ken MacKenzie

Five GoodGymers came out to St Mary Magdelene Parish Church in the centre of Richmond to build some hurdles. We welcomed 2 new GoodGymers on their first mission with the same name: Jamie. Anita was at the War Memorial getting the beds ready for planting and Ken was on the other side struggling with some new sticks to make them into hurdles around the wildflower area. Jamie (both) got stuck into cutting sticks and sharpening the ends while Emily set about making holes on the posts for the sticks to go through. It was a hot day and while we made good progress finishing some bits off there will be more stick work on Monday as the task was not completed but a good effort was made.

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