Let's get ready to rubble
5 GoodGymers made their way to help the Friends of Farsley Rehoboth in Leeds.
- Sunday, 28th of March 2021
- Led by Carol Carney
Five goodgymmers Liam, Rob , Carol ,Damu and Jennyarrived at Rehoboth Cemetry to lend a hand at clearing, cleaning and cutting shrubs, weeds and rubble away to make a new path and to help build the boundary walls.
Upon arrival we were greeted by John who gave us an overview of the history of the site, the work that has been carried out since we last visited and a safety briefing. We were impressed by the amount of progress that has been made in a short space of time
Damu , Jenny and Carol set to work removing ivy, branches and debris from the path to make it accessible. We stumbled across an army of ants and slugs under a plastic sheet which stopped us in our tracks for a moment. Adam took the lead of clearing branches and leaves leading up to the ancient toilet chamber! A wooden green shed that once was used as a toilet but looked very similar to shek’s swamp shack.
Meanwhile Liam, and Rob ,were tasked with helping to build the stone wall around the perimeter of the cemetery. This involved looking for rocks and rubble to fit between the stones to reinforce the structure of the wall. They shared a pleasant conversation with Robin one of the static volunteers at Rohoboth who had been there since 9am this morning building the wall. Robin mentioned they were down to ‘skeleton staffing’ today… haha.
By the end of the 2 hours we had accomplished quite a lot and the path was more recognisable as a path and the wall was looking mighty strong and steady!
You can stay up-to-date with the project by following Friends at Farsley Rehoboth on facebook and twitter where they post news and the latest developments.
Report written by Carol Carney
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