Hedging our bets!
2 GoodGymers made their way to help an isolated older person in Swindon.
- Sunday, 24th of November 2019
This Sunday, two GoodGymโers met in Swindon ready to chop, lop and secateur a hedge!
Meeting nearby to the Mission location, we were ready to go! Kirsty was fresh from results processing at Lydiard Junior parkrun, while Mike was fresh from the difficult task of eating a sausage sandwich for breakfast/running from the Oasis.
We knocked at the door and were met by Mr Jโs daughter, who showed us the hedge and equipped us with tools. But before we were got started, we popped in for a quick chat.
Mr J was really grateful for our help. In his time, he was a keen gardener and showed us pictures of his award winning local allotment. If he could, he would have loved to be out there giving us a hand.
With that brilliant motivation, we got started. Slightly overgrown and with brambles trying to find their way into the garage, the hedge had to be hacked.
In no time, apart from a little bit of ditch dodging, we were done! We had filled a wheelie bin and two big plant pots, and had significantly shortened the shrubbery!
Mr J and his daughter were both very grateful, and after a bit of a chat, we left with the glow of another good deed!
Report written by Mike Oakes
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It was a great mission Mike. Mr J was very happy!
Well done Mike and Kirsty! What a great Mission Run! And thank you Kirsty for helping out at junior parkrun this morning ๐
Great mission all round - thanks for the photos too Kirsty ๐
Great job Mike and Kirsty! ๐๐
Well done you two!!
Lovely mission! Well done!
We received a call in the office from Mr J's daughter who wanted to thank you both again and told us it was 'a pleasure to have you!' Well done again, Mike and Kirsty!
Well done Kirsty and Mike!
Thanks for the feedback, Nikki, thatโs fantastic ๐
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