Tuesday 5th August 2025
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Report written by Gosia Rybacka
I visited Camden area today to help out with the weeding ๐ฑ in Mr N's backyard. I arrived around 6 pm and was welcomed by him at the door ๐ช. He was very kind and welcoming but he clearly struggled to move and also couldn't hear that well what I was saying. Well a kind smile always gives a clear message even if you can't hear it ๐ and I relied on that.
He showed me the backyard which was clearly neglected, there were weeds but also a lot of styrofoam flying around, foxes ๐ฆ poo, waste bags and a general rubbish ๐ฎ.
Mr N said that his neighbour ๐จโ๐พ helped him with the weeds in the past but now he is away traveling. He also said that it's probably more than a year since the last tidy up and I could totally believe that ๐.
I started with the weeds that were taking a lot of garden space, but - luckily - most of them were quite easy to take out (nice and clean, together with the roots ๐).
Then - Mr N grabbed a shovel and started to gather a styrofoam from the ground so I helped out with that. The wind ๐ฌ was quite strong and a bit cheeky ๐ as whenever we tried to gather the styrofoam in one place it kept sending it back from where it came from ๐. We did progress though and by the end there was much less of it and much safer to walk.
We have collected around five bags of weeds and a couple with the styrofoam. Mr N was thankful, said it's looking much clearer now and asked if we will come back to do the front garden. I didn't take the bags out as he said his daughter will call services to collect them.
Wed 6th Aug 2025 at 7:58am
Dear Gosia, many thanks for all your hard work with Mr N's garden, it's much appreciated. Kind regards, Rob Butler (Age UK - who requested the task for Mr N) .
Camden
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