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Mon 18th Aug at 7:00pm
Crystal Palace Report written by Fiona (She/her)
After a welcome chat at our meeting place about our favourite boardgames (from Catan and Articulate, to the Very Nasty Horse Race and Bananagrams) we trotted off up Penge High Street towards Cator Park.
We wondered on the way if we've seen the last of the hot weather - good for plants, good for those running the Big Half in a few weeks, but bad for it being the end of summer already if so.
We arrive at the park and headed over to the Tiny Forest - pleased to see how much the trees have shot up since we were last there. Millie reminds us that we want the tree roots to plunge down deep, so could we empty a bucket of water round each tree if possible. We started with the smallest trees, those in the shadiest spots, and did a bit of weeding around too.
A couple of us move over to the park edge, trimming back the hedge so we can see the millennium marker again, and chopping back holly from the pavement side too, to help pedestrians fighting for space on the path, til the next time the council can cut it all back to the fence.
After buckets and buckets of water have been filled and emptied over and over, we say our goodbyes and head home. Thanks all, and see you next time!
Mon 18th Aug at 7:00pm
Suppress weeds, conserve water and boost the growth of this wee wood
Read moreMon 11th Aug at 7:00pm
Crystal Palace Report written by Cat
We had our second outing to help Jeannette and Alan dismantle the smaller chicken coop at Dorset Road Allotments tonight. Assisted by some power tools (handled by Alan) we made great progress and managed to take off one of the sides and most of the roof, not to mention many wheelbarrows of weeds and brambles that had grown since the last time we visited. Special shout out to Laura who was visiting from Mali and chose to spend her limited time off helping us out!
Once we'd finished the task, we were treated to a selection of allotment-grown fruit and veg as a thank you for our hard work, which was a lovely surprise!
Mon 11th Aug at 7:00pm
Help out this great community-based allotments site
Read moreMon 19th May at 7:00pm
Crystal Palace Report written by Mark Gilyead (he/him)
Two unexpected things tonight:
SNOW, or some blossom that looked like snow, and a LIZARD loose in Cator Park. We didnโt see it but we were shown pics. Wild.
Before all that excitement, we met at the bridge house, named ourselves, partially numbered, and told everyone our favourite races/future races.
We jogged a cool 2-3km to the park via the snow to meet Gill, Lou and Ian aka some of the friends of Cator and Alexandra parks for some Tiny Forest weeding, mulching and watering of the thirsty trees.
Lou showed us a pic of the lizard, which someone probably let loose. No one saw it.
300 trees, 1000 weeds and several wheelbarrows of mulch later and we were done. Nice one everyone ๐ฆ
Mon 19th May at 7:00pm
Improve the entrance to this top tier park
Read moreTue 22nd Apr at 6:45pm
Crystal Palace Report written by Mark Gilyead (he/him)
David and I had a nice run from base and Charlie had made his way from Sydenham station, but unfortunately our task tonight wasn't able to happen ๐ฅฒ More railing scraping for us to do next time!
Luckily we found a nearby pub and brainstormed a few ideas for GG socials ๐ก
Tue 22nd Apr at 6:45pm
Revitalise the old railings
Read moreMon 7th Apr at 6:45pm
Crystal Palace Report written by Cat
We had our first WWF X GoodGym Workout for Nature session* this evening and what a lovely night for it!
After discussing our favourite UK place to be in sunny weather (thanks for the question Clare!), six of us ran the 3km to Dorset Road Allotments where we met Jeannette and co. Over the last year we've been helping to dismantle a HUGE chicken shed which hadn't been used for a decade so was full of brambles. This has finally been demolished so our task tonight was to clear the foundations so that topsoil and grass seed can be added. The eventual plan is to turn the spot into a picnic area, which will look out over a flower-covered hibernaculum made from the leftover rubble from the chicken shed. Very environmentally friendly!
Over 40 minutes we made good progress, with Colette being in charge of scouting out bits of broken glass and plastic, David trying out the pickaxe to get rid of tough roots, and Clare, Catherine and James digging and raking over the earth and shuttling wheelbarrows of top soil from the compost heap while I worked with Jeannette to get rid of any pesky bind weed roots.
We finished off just as the sun was setting (so nice to be able to do tasks in daylight!) and before setting off on the run back the team gave me their best chicken poses in honour of our long departed friends.
Great job team!
*Between 7 April and 4 May 2025, WWF (the wildlife people, not the wrestlers) and GoodGym are collaborating on hundreds of sessions to celebrate Earth Day. Each session will involve a Workout for Nature - a physical volunteering activity which will benefit local green spaces, and give our own wellbeing a boost. You can find out more here
Mon 7th Apr at 6:45pm
Dismantle an old chicken to make a new community space
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