It was a good turnout for GoodGym tonight despite grey skies and threatening rain.

Tonight, Karen, Hazel, Kimberley, Nigel, Phil and Nicola were helping to tackle an overgrown area in a residential area in Crewe.

Before getting stuck into the task, we headed out for a brisk walk. We did a circular route of approximately 3 km and had a good natter as we walked. The rain was threatening but luckily, it was nothing more than a bit of drizzle.

Back at the task, we were greeted by the lovely Hazel, and two local residents who joined us to help. The area we were working on is a large, overgrown patch of land that seemingly doesn’t belong to anyone, and consequently, the council won’t take care of it. It’s also prone to fly tipping. The gentleman and his wife, whose house overlooks this patch of land decided they wanted to improve the area so that they can enjoy looking at a nice area of wildflowers instead of fly tipping and an overgrown mess.

We set to work with loppers, shears, a strimmer, spades, a scythe type tool and the lawnmower! Nigel was in his element with that! It’s surprising what can be achieved with a few pairs of hands in an hour.... The area was looking so much better by the time we'd finished and the rain held off (mostly!).

Something that made this task even more enjoyable was having local residents there who were getting involved.

Well done everyone on another great task. You’re all awesome!

Have a great week.

Lots of love, Nicola xxxx