Sunday 3rd November
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Report written by StephDucat
Acton saw 3 goodgymers Sevan Kash Steph Ducat running in the streets on a Sunday afternoon : what are these 3 amigos up to?!They were just running to meet at Mr E to tidy his garden. He was waiting in the front garden and speaking to his neighbor who was delighted we were coming to help him as the overgrown garden was invading his side of the garden. He gave us massive and strong bags and some tools to tidy the garden. When they walked out into the garden, we all thought : we wont be able to clear and bag this in 90 minutes. It looked like a jungle and you could not see what was at the end of the garden, that is how overgrown it was...no passage at all to get through. What was living in this jungle? Would the GG soldiers be able to push back the wild bramble? Very decided, the trio attacked the jungle where they found flying insects, strong rotten smell, massive thorns and discovered a predators hiding place and a trap for them. The smell came from both the rotten apples on the floor, the still water from pots laying around. Both Kash and Steph got caught in a trap when pushing back the wild jungle : was this made by the predator to protect its territory? Is that blood on Steph's trainers? Once all cleared, the traps could be clearly be seen. This was the backyard of one or several foxes and they had dug 2 tunnels which caught the goodgymers and the blood was the juice of the rotten apples on the floor. As the troopers pushed back the jungle they discovered a shed which could not be seen at the start of the mission. The mission that seemed impossible on arrival, was completed successfully with 10 bags filled with wild bramble and only a few scratches on the arms and legs of the troopers and the predator did not show up during the mission. Think the foxes will be in for a surprise but the clean up as no jungle anymore!!
Sun 3rd Nov at 9:05pm
"Once all cleared, the traps could be clearly be seen"? I still tripped 5 times at those fox holes 🤣 Awesome mission though!
Mon 4th Nov at 12:57pm
Oh wow! Well done team!
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