There was a fantastic turn out this morning for a gardening task with Urban Green in Exhibition Park. Ranger Rhian had two large flowerbeds near Wylam brewery that needed weeding ready for some new plants.

We split in to two groups and quickly began to tackle the weeds. Liz, Debbie, Sam and I attacked the thistles and weeds. Red stalks out, wood stalks stay!

Louise, Dan, Ellie, Tom and newcomer Matt took on the bigger bed supervised by one of the resident swans.

The two hours flew by and the flower beds looked fantastic. Check out the pictures to see the difference.

The morning ended with an impromptu social in Urban Green Cafe.

There's nothing like "taking the edge off" a stressful week than spending a Saturday morning on an Urban Green/Good Gym task :)

Mike took Max, Chris and myself to the "edge of reason" by giving us 2 tasks - edging a path (taking it to nearly double its width) and then also edging the Junior skate park. Fortunately there was the usual UG provided coffee & biscuit break in between. Much appreciated.

It was a great workout, good craic, and to top it all, a lovely chat & expression of thanks from a local lady. Fab morning.