Saturday 19th March 2022
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Report written by Laura Barrett
Four Goodgymers tackled a challenging post parkrun task to remove a fence at Holgate Community Orchard. They needed this done urgently as they have someone coming to put in the new fence this week. We started on the seemingly more straightforward wood and wire fence but soon realised that it needed better tools to cut it away neatly from its adjoining fence at the end. Luckily one of the Community Orchard crew had a disc cutter which he went off to get to finish the task so we concentrated on removing the other half of the "fence". This was a combination of corrugated iron, chicken wire, wooden and metal posts, assorted other types of wire including barbed wire, all with brambles and ivy tangled through it. By the end of the hour we had removed the fence leaving the Orchard group to remove the remainder of the brambles and branches.
Holgate Allotment Association are a volunteer group of allotment holders who try to make Holgate Allotments a great place to socialise and grow veg. We have an allotment plot on the boundary of our site which is unused and completely overgrown but which we think will make a lovely orchard and wildlife area with seating for the local community to enjoy. Clearing the site will be a massive task, but it's one we want to embark on this Autumn. Can you help?
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