Pick of the pond
11 GoodGymers made their way 5.0km to help the Totterdown Community Orchard in Bristol.
- Tuesday, 21st of May 2024
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Led by
Melanie Young
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It was lovely and summery when we met at Queens Square, welcoming Will and Osama to their first ever group run plus Ryan and Ruben back for their second.
The 8 runners set off, led by Richard B who bravely made sure there was some health and safety to go with the pick axe we were trusted with and remembered to take a before photo - thank you!
The 3 walkers were hot on their heels and really impressed with the pond digging as they set about distributing woodchip to the paths and bricks artistically laid around the planted areas otherwise lost among the tall grass - well done, Jason.
Caroline and Valè joined our four newest GoodGymmers shifting the soil, stones and bricks out of the newly designated pond area after Jordan had made short work of pick-axing the somehow-still-dry ground to loosen it up and make the mounds for landscaping.
Two good reasons for tidying up were to get out of the rain and to eat lovely cake and admire all the hard work.
Richard G and Melanie got totally soaked on the walk back despite Richard's very big umbrella.
Well done, everyone - I'm pretty sure the pond would be full by now with this rain if we'd had a pond liner!
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