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29 Goodgymers helped their local community in Lambeth
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Tuesday 10th July 2018
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Katie Welford
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It was a cooler evening but still sunny and lovely. Eng-er-land were not playing football and so it was the perfect time for a run. We had two groups - one was going on a mega long run to help the Streatham Youth and Community Trust. Tom B led them off on a solid 7km each way jaunt up the hill and along the high road. Turn right at the Common and KEEP GOING. Phew!
On arrival the group protected the deck, got rid of some cob-webs , brushed the surroundings and even polished the glass. They finished this in 20 short minutes before heading back to Brixton again.
Katie led the rest of the team to Agnes Riley Gardens. Here we got chopping down some more trees, took up some weeds, cleared a path from sharp spiky bushes and generally did a lot of tidying. They were delighted and so were we. After holding a nice tree pose in the park on each leg, we ran back to base.
Great work Lambeth!
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A green space for local residents to enjoy
The park is located next to a number of large social housing estates. Clapham Park Estate, just over the road, is being redeveloped and large numbers of people will be moving into the area. There are three primary schools in the immediate area, plus a new secondary school soon to be developed. We already have some very committed volunteers giving their time to gardening in the park and they have told us they would like some support to run weekly gardening sessions which can help people grow some of their own food. We also want to help children better understand where their food comes from.
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