Soil Toil

3 Goodgymers helped their local community in Windsor and Maidenhead
Amy L
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Windsor and Maidenhead

Sunday 15th March

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Rachel and Sheila made a return visit to All Saints School to continue with the gargantuan task of distributing a large pile of topsoil onto the bare patches on the football pitch. We were delighted to be joined by Amy and a couple of younger helpers, one of whom was Junior Park Run-fresh and already warmed up! The extra pairs of hands made a huge difference as we shovelled, barrowed, tipped and raked the soil into its final position. An infusion of a couple of Percy Pigs each gave us the extra strength to keep going. Just as we were flagging, another couple of mums turned up with their daughters, in answer to Amy's desperate plea for extra help to the school community. To eventually see the 5-ton pile of topsoil reduced to a few crumbs left on the ground was an achievement indeed. In the time that was left, Rachel coordinated the addition of sand to the wildflower beds while Amy and Sheila helped our taskowner Mrs Thompson sow some grass seed on the football pitch, rake it in, and cover some with fine netting to keep the birds off while it germinates. As I write this, the rain is watering it all in for us. We shall all sleep well tonight! Kudos to Rachel for keeping up the momentum for 4 hours 👏


This task supported
All Saints CofE Junior School
"Loving all our neighbours"

https://www.allsaintsmaidenhead.org.uk/

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Amy L
Amy L (she/her)

Mon 16th Mar at 5:23pm

Epic achievement Rachel and Sheila! 💪

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