23 Goodgymers ran 7-8km to help Antrim Allotments with various gardening work

Thanks for coming along guys - welcome along to Tilly, Iona and Emma whose first times it was last night :)

In the news this week:

1. 85 GoodGymers from all over the UK gathered in Stratford upon Avon at the weekend for the annual shindig, we discussed the future of GoodGym and talked new ideas. Some follow up information will be available soon.
2. On Sunday Damian led July's monthly long run in Finsbury Park area, Dom will be leading August's Long Run on 25th - see full details here.
3. If you ever spot or know of any potential tasks in Camden and beyond please let me know.

We met at the fantastic and air conditioned Francis Crick Institute for the first time this summer - we really appreciate being able to meet here as the Living Centre is closed for the School holidays.

After warming up we headed north in two groups, one led by Pritesh which went a little further. Everyone did amazingly in the heat, especially up those hills!

HotGym

Upon our arrival we had some water and met Michael. He said us up to do the following tasks:

• Super Jess and a group of 5 cleared a huge plot of weeds and dead grass. Katie and Will got to use pickaxes - cool!
• Steve and a team of four dug up bind weeds, turned over the soil and weeded another plot.
• Iona and Emma turned over the soil and watered a plot - lovely stuff :)
• Abi and a team of four weeded and turned over three plots - awesome!
• Katherine and a team of three saved some soil we bagged up last year, dug an irrigation trench and cleared some weeds.

All of the clearing, digging and weeding we did makes a huge difference to the allotment, these can now be turned into usable plots with flowers, veg and fruit growing. We could already see evidence of the work we'd done last time we were an Antrim - I am sure it'll be the same when we visit them for the last time this summer in late August.

Once we'd taken a lovely group picture we headed back down the hill home.

Next week we have two NEW TASKS helping Coram Fields and Heath Hands - sign up here.

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