Tuesday 27th January
Report written by Yianny (he / him)
GoodGym Lambeth Run Report: Chip Happens! ๐โโ๏ธ๐ณ What a woody wonderful evening at Agnes Riley Gardens! Our magnificent crew showed up ready to get down and dirty (literally) with the Friends of the Park, and boy did we mulch things happen! ๐ช๐ผ
The Dream Team Our usual legends Jo, Fi, Tilly, and Ben were firing on all cylinders, and we were absolutely thrilled to welcome back the long-lost Marie-Noelle! Weโd really pined for her return! ๐ฒ
The Mission Armed with shovels, wheelbarrows, and questionable dance moves, we tackled two timber-rific tasks: โ Shifting mountains of wood chip onto the mud kitchen (because every tiny chef deserves a splinter-free workspace ๐จโ๐ณ) โ Levelling ground for a new bench (future bottoms will thank us!) The Work There was shovelling. There was barrowing. There was laying. There was soil-turning. Basically, we were one wheelbarrow away from starting our own landscaping empire. You could say we really barked up the right tree with this one! ๐ฏ
The Grand Finale Whatโs a GoodGym session without totally embarrassing ourselves? We wrapped up with a spontaneous Cha Cha Slide on our freshly laid wood chip dance floor. Slide to the left? โ Criss cross? โ Charlie Brown? Absolutely! ๐๐บ
Same time next week, legends? ๐พโจโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
The park is located next to a number of large social housing estates. Clapham Park Estate, just over the road, is being redeveloped and large numbers of people will be moving into the area. There are three primary schools in the immediate area, plus a new secondary school soon to be developed. We already have some very committed volunteers giving their time to gardening in the park and they have told us they would like some support to run weekly gardening sessions which can help people grow some of their own food. We also want to help children better understand where their food comes from.
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