Bridge of Sighs

16 Goodgymers helped their local community in Greenwich
Greenwich

Wednesday 10th May 2023

Report written by Alex Murtough (he/him)

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We started under clouds on Wednesday. Big - and grey - and looming - and groaning.

I remember looking up actually - on my way over - I really do remember doing that - looking up and frowning - and I remember saying - "look at them clouds".

It's not every day you get treated to that kind of insight, folks. Oh no it isn't!!!!

Quite proud of myself, I was. And so I wandered the rest of the way to our starting point, and honest as honest can be, if it hadn't already started pouring and pouring by the time I arrived, I'd have said - "eh, watch out, folks, just look at them clouds".

Anyway! Enough of this silliness!

We started under clouds and under cover on Wednesday, huddled for our catch-up-musings and evening-tide greetings. Before we headed out and into a quite blissfully serene post-downpour Greenwich Park, up some hills, down some roads, and over to the Bridge in East Greenwich.

Met by Ruth, we were there to dig. A soil bed - home to much colour and life over the past few summers - is in need of a little repair and revitalising - and we were there to empty it for that to happen.

Our group weeded and raked and dug and shifted, and we ended our 40 minutes a good chunk of the way into the bed.

And it was a special evening for marking on Wednesday, because the wonderful Andy, who has been splashing his kindness and intelligence around the GoodGym and Greenwich communities since 2017, was here for his last (if only for a little while!) session before his adventure moving North to Rossington. Andy, thank you for all you've given - you've become a friend to so many in our group and we're going to be waiting excitedly for your updates, news, and photos over the coming weeks and months :)

Thanks everyone - thanks to Ruth for welcoming us so warmly (as she always does) to the Bridge - and see you all soon :)


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Lucy Bent
Julian Osman
Iyad Assaf
Darryl Chamberlain
Alex Thomas
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Sarah Hornsey
Andy Waterhouse
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Steve Murtough
Alex Murtough
Tom Bigglestone
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Steve Murtough

Sun 14th May 2023 at 9:55pm

A very lovely report :) (P.S. I also noticed those clouds, and was going to mention something too!)

Andy Waterhouse

Mon 15th May 2023 at 1:51am

Thank you for your wonderful kind comments Alex. The pleasure has been entirely mine. Greenwich GoodGym and all my lovely friends there are the one thing I am really going to miss.

Andy Waterhouse

Mon 15th May 2023 at 1:56am

Oh, that was meant to be a new paragraph, not an end of message, though a fitting place to stop. Just to say I am right now in my campervan in Rossington with boxer dogs Doris and Fred, waiting to complete on the purchase of my new house. Hope it happens soon. I shall send updates. Farewell all my very good friends and THANK YOU.