Power to the pebble

16 Goodgymers helped their local community in Tower Hamlets
Matt Endersby
Tom Gwillim
Lucinda
Lobo
Fiona M
Laura Williams
Rohan
John Shirley
Michael
Chris Burns
Anna
Martin
Ilana
Charlie Giattino
1 / 22
Tower Hamlets

Monday 29th July

Credits
Fiona M
Fiona M

REPORT WRITER

PHOTOGRAPHER

Laura Williams
Laura Williams

SESSION ORGANISER

PHOTOGRAPHER

Find out about GoodGym TaskForce

Report written by Fiona M

Share the love

Task Force member Fiona writes:

Summer's here!

...And so were a large group of Goodgymers to help Larry finish the final landscaping task at the Yurt.

Welcome to all those new to Tower Hamlets Goodgym! (Michael, Matt, Anna).

When we arrived there was a mound of gravel towering high to be spread over the rocky path.

We split into teams, shovelling the gravel into the barrows and raking in all directions to cover all the larger stones.

After an hour and a half we could see a smooth, beautiful gravel path leading all the way down to the monastery garden. Good effort team!

We also had our painting team,Lucinda and Victoria, who worked their magic with the brushes and painted the entire fence at the back of the garden.

Having smashed through our allocated tasks, many hands then made light work loading up the skip with panels and planks.

We definitely got a good workout in the sun! And it was great to see the Yurt garden space looking lovely for everyone to enjoy, thanks in part, to our efforts on this project over the last few months :-)"


This task supported
The Royal Foundation of St Katharine
The Royal Foundation of St Katharine 'has served as a centre for worship, hospitality and service over many centuries'.

The Royal Foundation of St Katherine is a retreat centre and urban oasis in Limehouse, established by Queen Matilda in 1147. In 2011, St Katharine’s opened its doors to the general public, providing an oasis of calm in the heart of East London. It has become a place where groups and individuals can stay, meet, reflect and retreat. In 2020, St Katharine’s offered itself to become part of the NHS provision for The Royal London and Barts. A dynamic volunteer network, Limehouse Aid, also joined St Katharine’s, which now hosts a food bank distributing food. St Katharine’s is also a thriving arts and community organisation. London’s only Yurt Café is set amidst a wildflower and vegetable community garden (complete with bees).

See more

Discuss this report
Join us on our next session

Tower Hamlets

THE BIG MONDAY NIGHT TASK: November garden-clearing at Cranbrook Community Food Garden
🗓Tomorrow 7:00pm

We're back to see Janet at the Cranbrook Community Food Garden!

+4
Anna ChojnickaGurprit SahotaDanya MarxSamAlejandro Engelhardt
9 GoodGymers are going