Roberta, Kevin, Gillian and Sheila met at the community allotment on a beautiful sunny evening. Trevor was already hard at work with the watering can, giving all the fruit and veg a good drink. We were delighted to be joined a little later on by Marina from the Ukraine, who had found her way to us by train and walked from the station. This was her first Goodgym session, and she got stuck in, with clipping back some hedging. We had 2 hedges to prune, and then some fruit bushes to plant. Sheila and Nicola put in the golden raspberries and also cleared the grass from around the existing canes to help them establish. Gillian, Roberta and Trevor put in four gooseberry bushes, being careful of the prickles! Nicola then made the mistake of asking if there was anything else to do, but still cheerfully gave the fig tree a good mulch of horse manure Great job, everyone, and lovely to meet Marina. See you at another Goodgym session soon!

It was Tuesday morning and Sheila and Rachel were joined by Angela and Kevin at Braywick Heath Nurseries. Out first task was to clear a large wooden table in what would soon become the new staff relaxation room. Nicky was in charge of what should be kept and what should be re-cycled. Boxes of Christmas and Easter decorations and cards were sorted and stacked on shelves. Odds and sods were cleared and soon enough we had the table cleared, washed down and ready for the many future break time cups of coffee and chit chats. So onto the second half: the return of the pot sorting. Sheila and Rachel introduced Angela and Kevin to the delights of sorting pots, the task that keeps on giving! Three trolley loads were sized and sorted before time was called on yet another thoroughly satisfying morning spent at the Nurseries.

We welcomed Kevin to his first session with GoodGym.

What hot summer afternoon it was! We knew that plants were thirsty in this summer's heat.

Gillian help to set up the hose and started watering plants with the hose. Roberta and Kevin watered back-yard tomatoes beds and other plants with watering cans.

We covered empty vegetable beds with weed suppressing membranes. We did some weeding and cropping overgrown grass around the edges of vegetable beds. Gillian even battled fast-growing brambles.

We chatted about each other's professions and found it's interesting to meet people from different industries.

What a lovely Friday afternoon! Refreshed weekend ahead for the plants!