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1 Month Streak
66 Month Streak
Sessions listed
Sessions led
Sessions backmarked
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Reports written
Sat 13th Jul at 10:00am
Help make the slopes more accessible for everyone to enjoy
Read moreTue 2nd Jul at 6:20pm
Bristol Report written by Melanie Young (she/her)
Let the chips fall where they may I hear them say. At the end of the day we made our way
To Totterdown to dig a hole That was the goal
No hole to dig It was already quite big
Chipping was laid Water was sprayed
Trees in the ground That’s where they’re found
Soil was shifted Our spirits lifted
Brambles trimmed on the bank, what rhymes with bank? I've drawn a blank...
The task was done That was fun 🙂
Tue 2nd Jul at 6:20pm
There’ll be an even deeper hole in Totterdown
Read moreTue 25th Jun at 6:20pm
Bristol Report written by Melanie Young (she/her)
Hot. Very Hot. The walkers outnumbered the runners but Vaguely Northern Darren was everyone's best friend when he arrived with boxes of mini Calippo to share out. Ursula was ready for us, the runners arriving first by more time than usual as the walkers were held up with a bridge swing at Princes Street Bridge, holding us up from making a wildlife bridge to encourage creatures transitting the city.
We split into Team Dead Hedge and Team Watering with TDH annihilating a live hedge which will form the basis of a dead hedge at low level and allowed to be a live hedge above. This was made possible by much "skilled pruning" and an ambitious movement of a dumpy sack full of sticks from one side of the 5-foot wire fence to the other by managing to lift and balance it on a wheelbarrow - welcome to GoodGym, Bruce!
The detail watering of shrubs along a new hedge line (a live hedge line, this one, not a dead hedge line) was completed speedily so it was on with tying in willow to the willow dome (decidedly unshady in its youth but hopefully a bit more shady next year!) and the invention of GG Bristol's Willow Club, complete with matching tying-in bracelets - rocking the look, Danica, and Darren.
TDH were also going great guns with the dumpy sack of twigs added to the greenery chopped from the live hedging and the pallets brutally kicked apart by Phill and skillfully shoved down by Caroline, Richard, Paul, David, Jason, Janka, Marianne and Frances. The team soon moved on to creating a sacrificial mud pie zone (or maybe a rockery) by layering cardboard then soil brought down from the top of the park, surrounded by a stone circle in a nod to the Summer Solstice.
Great work, team, and thanks for the drinks and biscuits!
Back in time for the match, which wasn't worth it!
Tue 25th Jun at 6:20pm
Dame Emily Park will be even more friendly for wildlife
Read moreSat 15th Jun at 11:00am
Bristol Report written by Phill Stone
This month was a bit special at the Berry Maze, as it was time for the annual Get Growing Trail in Bristol. this is a great opportunity for community gardens to get placed on the map and lure more volunteers out into green spaces. Which worked quote well as one of the locals came to help, bringing one of the cutest doggos ever.(who got in the way a lot, but hard to stat mad at such an adorable thing!)
Despite animal distractions, we all managed to clear a tremendous amount of weeds, with special mention to Emma, who did a fantastic job of pulling the hogweed out by the roots. also extra thanks to Dave for being the photographer after my phone crashed. excuse his squinting, it was very very sunny!
Thanks for coming along everyone! back to the usual ti.e next month, see you there!
Fri 24th May at 10:00am
Bristol Report written by Phill Stone
Very easy mission today, normally a trip to the pharmacy can take a lifetime, but I got lucky, a quick 5 min in and out job before popping down to Mr S's house, who was also very pleasant and very happy to have this service. Not surprised given the hill he would've had to climb!
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