A Rake in the Grass

4 Goodgymers helped their local community in Richmond
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Adam Stephens
Harrison Edmonds
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Richmond

Saturday 14th November

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After a gap in October due to poor Sharon's wrist injury, we were back on the Ham Lands for the penultimate session of 2026.

The morning was less cold than we all expected, with bright sunshine making the scene more cheerful as we took instruction from Sharon.

The job in hand was to rake up loose grass left on the banks beside the road after mowing by the council. There were plenty of rakes on hand so we got going, while catching up and sympathising with Sharon who had a plate in her wrist after the break.

We gathered up the piles of raked grass and transported them in a huge canvas sack to a compost deposit in the trees. Then it was time for teas, coffees and on with our days!

Next time at Ham Lands is on 12th December - sign up here: https://www.goodgym.org/v3/sessions/helping-the-happy-ham-landers-9a5822f0-79cc-4a49-b795-f23114c8b088


This task supported
Friends of Ham Lands
A group of volunteers that work with local naturalists and the Council’s ecology officer.

They seek to preserve and enhance the natural habitats of Ham Lands

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