Cwtch & Climb

10 Goodgymers helped their local community in Cardiff
Michael
Su Fernandez
Martin Graff
Darren
Lucy
Llion Wigley
Dylan Stocker
Dylan
Jake Maddocks
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Cardiff

Tuesday 24th February

Credits
Michael
Michael

SESSION ORGANISER

PHOTOGRAPHER

DOCUMENT CHECKER

REPORT WRITER

WELCOMER

Su Fernandez
Su Fernandez

BACK MARKER

Dylan
Dylan

WALK LEADER

Jake Maddocks
Jake Maddocks

PHOTOGRAPHER

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Our driest day this month, so let's get helping outside. Tonight we were back at Cwtch Together for some well needed help in the garden.

10 of the goodgym crew were eager to help, with 6 running from the meet point, another 3 running from homes and 1 walker.

Once we arrived it was time to chat with our organiser, Sarah. She took Michael on a walk showing what needed to be done so that he could split up the group as required.

Tasks for the evening:

  • Reattach and paint the bottom of the gate.
  • Remove some wooden posts attached to the wire fence.
  • Remove ivy from the back wall.
  • Cut back the overgrown brambles, ivy and everything else on the side of the building, up to the roof.

The play group had discovered one of their young people had become accustomed to using the overgrowth as climbing apparatus. Our job, to remove every opportunity for this, and make it safe.

We split into groups,

Su and Rosie were at the gate. Rosie a machine with the cable ties, securing the wooden bottom back to the gate. Su getting involved with the painting.

Darren ripped those posts out, on a rampage for freedom.

Lucy, Martin and Jake were the Ivy league when it came to weed removal from the garden wall.

Michael, Llion and Dylan were squashed in the corner. Llion leading the way with Loppers, Michael scaling the walls to attack from up high. Dylan cleaning up as brambles and ivy fell from every angle. It was all hands to work for the final part of the wall as ivy was ripped away to reveal a corner that hadn't been seen for some time.

Dylan joined a little later but still got cracking with the gatekeeper.

This was a good evening of tasks, with some clear work on show. The usual ending group photo, and we headed back to the city centre for a catch up.


This task supported
cwtch together
disability play project promoting inclusive play for children with additional needs and their family

we are a registered charity #1182360 and run Saturday play sessions for children with additional needs and their families, with qualified play workers who facilitate play while parents are able to talk and meet like minded parents/carers, we offer support and advice for parents.

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