Wood you believe it?!, Saw-ly not?!

8 Goodgymers helped their local community in Windsor and Maidenhead
Sula Bransden
Jess Smith
Amy L
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Windsor and Maidenhead

Wednesday 14th April 2021

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Jess Smith
Jess Smith

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Amy L
Amy L

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8 wannabe lumberjacks made their way to the Braywick Nature Centre to take on round two of the firewood challenge.

In true Goodgym style a photo shoot was the first item on the agenda, with saws lifted high and Goodgym T-shirts beared 'The Woodsawing Sisters ' were assembled. Amy then ran through the tasks for the evening; the left over logs from last week needed sawing and then we would be re-rooted to the outdoor classroom for more action round the campfire. It didn't take long for everyone to pair up and saw through the pile of logs, cutting them into 12" lengths (or Subway baguettes (other sandwich outlets are available!)). These were then piled up against the fence ready for storage and use by the Nature Centre during their activities. Whilst the last logs were cut, a few planks were demonstrated and talk of a wooden baton relay was quickly dismissed! A special mention goes to Kelley who brought her own saw! The team then brandished saws and branched out heading to the outdoor classroom area. Once Jess lock-Smith got the team through the gate it was onto more sawing. The team was on fire - wood and again the pile of logs was quickly cut and stacked in the wood store.

This of course left only one last thing to do......more photos! The triumphant Woodsawing Sisters (Sula, Juli, Georgeta, Sophie, Louisa, Kelley, Amy and Jess) may have saw arms in the morning but the Braywick Nature Centre now have plenty of wood to bring some light to their campfire sessions.


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Braywick Nature Centre
A community hub to promote awareness of the natural environment.

Working in partnership with Groundwork South, Braywick Nature Centre acts as a community hub to promote awareness of the natural environment with events, walks and talks across the borough, and through educational sessions for school, youth and other groups. The service also offers support for local conservation and amenity groups. The nature centre houses displays and exhibitions on wildlife, sustainability and local history, and has a large classroom for use by schools and other groups and is only open to the public when events are taking place. The nature centre is situated in an old stable block, originally part of the estate belonging to Braywick Lodge. The 19th century mansion house was demolished in 1969, however the stables were refurbished in 1989 to provide a centre for environmental activities in the borough.

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Amy L
Amy L (she/her)

Wed 14th Apr 2021 at 10:06pm

Great report Jess! Thank you everyone for a lovely evening out x

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