On Tuesday, six Good Gym members met Jane from The Green Grocers at the St Micheals church ground allotment. We welcomed Collen, a newbie diving into Good Gym with great enthusiasm ! Jane guided us splitting us into two teams. Dale, Jackie, Matt, and Collen tackled brambles to prep a composting bay , while Nigel, Georgia, and I wrestled with mesh and plastic tubing to shield brassica plants from butterflies 🦋. Securing the mesh was tricky, so we hatched a plan for washing line pegs to secure the mesh I dashed to the shop but only found tape labeled fragile !! a funny but shaky fix, that held for now .🙈 We completed the tasks, a good evening all together and Jane was really happy with the progress !🙌

On Tuesday evening, 4 GoodGymers headed to the Sherbourne allotment to lend a hand to the food Union . Over a relaxed 1.5 hours, Kicking things off, we teamed up to dismantle a tent marquee, with a bit of teamwork involved to take it down and store in the shed.

We then tackled two planting bays, clearing out old cardboard from a previous grow that didn’t quite take off. We also got stuck into some light weeding and soil prep, making the bays ready for their next planting spree.

. The evening was filled with great chats and good vibes as we worked together, enjoying the allotment . It was a chill, productive session, and we left the allotment in better shape.

Big thanks to everyone who came out and made it a great evening!

5 Goodgymers met at Lakeview park on a lovely sunny evening to tackle Himalayan balsam. This highly invasive species degrades river banks and outcompetes other native plants thereby reducing biodiversity in a vital green space in the middle of the city . We all quickly got to work ‘bashing the balsam’(pulling it out by its roots and snapping the stems before crushing them. ) We all got a chance to catch up with each other while clearing vast clumps of the dreaded plant. A great evenings work from all helping to promote biodiversity in Coventry’s green spaces

To kick off July, we made our monthly visit to Carriers of Hope. Five Goodgymers came . I picked up a flat tyre on the way ! ! Luckily, it happened close to the task location!🙏 This month's task involved sorting toys by age group, organizing them, and taking stock. The photos show some fun and interesting toys we came across! It was great to meet Pauline, who joined us for her first GoodGym task We completed some fantastic work—well done, team! 🙌