Saving Saplings at Saffron Acres

13 Goodgymers helped their local community in Leicester
Ben Dickson
Ian
Lindsay Fung
Jenny
Jeanette Douglas
Jimmy Mitchinson
Jodie Hatcher
Katy Young
Leigh Reynolds
Michaela
Louise Ross
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Leicester

Tuesday 7th November 2017

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Lindsay Fung
Lindsay Fung

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What a fantastic turnout on such nasty night.

After a steady run to the King Power Stadium to meet Louise we carried on to Saffron Acres. Thanks to Katy for unlocking the padlock! And locking it again :)

Everyone's enthusiasm was in abundance and everyone got to work immediately. Finding the saplings in the dark was interesting!It would have been impossible without our torches. It was very soggy underfoot, but as usual no one complained and we were quickly filling the wheelbarrows with the mulch and using spades, forks buckets and hands to surround the saplings with a warm layer of very pleasant smelling wood chippings.

I'm pretty sure we managed to surround all the saplings, and there were quite a few!

Well done everyone! See you all next week


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Saffron Acres Community Heathland
Various Gardening activities

Several acres of orchards, Heath land , trees and meadows, lots to do a various points of the year e.g. Mulching in winter, fruit picking in Autumn etc

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