Grille and Bed's Excellent Digventure

8 Goodgymers helped their local community in York
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York

Thursday 15th April 2021

Report written by Leanne (she/her)

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Eight Goodgymmers. Two tasks.

Team A (Babs, Katie and Cara) were tasked with removing the dog grille and filling up the hole it left behind with hardcore. Amongst their tools were some javelin sized crow bars for levering up the grille, tampers, shovels, a wheelbarrow and some brooms to sweep the basket ball courts if there was time.

Meanwhile, Team B ( Paul Kelly, Laura, Tom, Leanne, and Kieran - when he eventually found the way to the park) set to work on digging up roots around the picnic area to make a bed for pollinator seeds to be planted at a later date.

Are we going for quality or quantity? (Laura)

As a seasoned Goodgymmer, she should have known better - it's always quantity over quality!!

The Grillsters were quick to finish their work and took it upon themselves to edge the basketball court, as well as sweep it. They still had time to play on the confusing outdoor gym equipment, perhaps thanks to some of the Weedsters setting down their spades and forks to help move the heavy dog grille out of the way. Even so, the Weedsters certainly met their 'quantity' goal and filled up four one tonne sacks with roots and dragged them over to the compost heap on their way back to the tool shed.

With a job well done we set off into the sunset on our respective journey's home.


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York
TaskForce
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Environment and Community team
The Environment and Community team work with individual, business and community group volunteers to improve public parks and open spaces

Enhances council owned public parks and open spaces through gardening and other tasks.

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Attendees
Cara Organ
Kieran
Laura Barrett
Paul Kelly
Leanne
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