Sunday 6th July
Report written by StephDucat
Goodgymers were back along the canal in Southall - Bankside to meet Sophie from the Canal & River Trust. We were here roughly a month ago, and today we were surprised that the lavender and other plants planted had disappeared. Only 5 were left out of the soil, and we could clearly see that the plants were stolen. We started with a debrief and equipping ourselves with Marine life jackets as volunteering along the canal. We were then ready to sail in a sea of trash : litter pick along the canal, under the bridge and by the military school as very popular area for drinking, smoking and other activities. The goodgymers found a lot of litter from the normal rubbish, loads of cans/bottles(mainly alcohol), some power tools, empty weed sachets, condoms, trousers, laughing gas canisters, a lounge lamp and Aladdin's flying carpet. The team collected roughly 15 bin bags in total. While Kash and Steph Ducat finished litter picking, Maxime and Sevan attempted to replant with Sophie the remaining lavender in the flower bed and hoping that they will be there on our next visit. We then all removed some weed along the canal that was invading the other lavender and plant beds further along the canal. We all enjoyed coffee that Sophie had brought with her before wrapping up the session. We all survived the Corona Triangle and nobody fell in the water.
Canals and rivers are a world away from every day. They’re free, open spaces we can all enjoy - and it’s our job at the Trust to keep them that way.
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