It not over until the Fat Hen sings!!

17 Goodgymers helped their local community in Hackney
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Hackney

Tuesday 23rd July 2019

Report written by Joel Wiles

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17 Hackney GoodGymers ran 3k to London Fields to rid the wild flower meadow of as my Fat Hen an invasive and dominating flower that was trying to take over!

Summer was in full force this evening as temperatures soared Team GG refused to wilt! Welcoming in a few new faces for the evening was great to have a strong squad out for a very enjoyable task right on our doorstep.

Manufacturing a super indirect route we were about to turn a 150 metre route into a varied 3k sweeping route through a market, Canal, past tennis courts and even the Lido.

Finishing up at the park keepers lodge in London Fields we grabbed our gloves and bags and studied the Fat Hen plant we had been tasked to remove! Then setting off into the very full London field’s and got to work on the wild flower meadows.

Plucking little and huge Fat Hen’s our of the ground will filled 8 bags of the invasive plant and gave the rest of the meadow a chance to flourish in the coming weeks and months!

With the bags filled and time getting short we wondered back to base with a top Task complete!!

See you next week for another Super Tuesday in Hackney!!

Joel


Session Leader
Hackney
Area activator
Attendees
Ivan Coelho
Joel Wiles
Emily Waller
Amy Foster
Eva Sharpe
Clair Sim
Kate Woods
Vinney White
Leanne Fahy
Amanda Bater
Maisie Goldney
Andrea Lo
Shweta Krishnamurthy
Deirdre
Adrienne Sanders
Daniel Allen-baines
Alex Passa
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Hackney

London Fields junior parkrun volunteering
🗓Sunday 19th May 8:45am

Help Hackney’s young people do some fun exercise on a Sunday morning!

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