Litter picking, grass clearing, flowerbed weeding, creeper cutting, path trimming, mulberry picking, pastry eating, chatting, running around the mulberry tree ... Good Gym Sheffield @ Alexandra Road Community Gardens

GG gems met to maintain this lovely little green space.

Our activities included: * litterpicking * trimming, weeding and watering the herb beds * weeding the paths and beds * jointly sampling the delightful mulberries and plums in the garden

Inspired by the GG Shindig best practice sharing yesterday, we incorporated a group fitness session into the community mission involving music, planking, sit ups and wall sits.

Shout out to Rachel and Daiana as the last ones sitting to Daiana's calming classical music in the sitting competition, with Daiana taking the trophy :)

It was great to hang out and chat with GG friends, please look out for future community listings at this space :) Look forward to seeing you there :)

Back again at Alexandra Road Community Garden GGrs got stuck in to tackle the overgrowth. We: * tackled bindweed and Russian vine weed * attacked the Ash (spurious Ash trees that is) * weeded the paths * removed dock plants * litter picked the garden * cut back overhanging shrubs/ trees

Highlights included: * Chatting with GG friends * 'All the world's a Sage' black and red GG ladybirds show * admiring the wildflowers blossoming * tasting mulberries

From now on we will be listing monthly community missions here, on the second Sunday of each month, please sign up in advance (as sign up spaces are limited). We hope you can join us in the future. : )

Solo spring Sunday trip to our monthly help out at Alexandra Road Gardens - with others away, 1/2 marathon training or just avoiding Storm Jorge. Joining local garden volunteers Simon, Jane & Trevor. A whole Hippo Bag of branches and twigs collected. Plenty of tea and biscuits to keep us fueled.

We helped make the gardens presentable again, loading up a bulk bag with green waste, weeding & moving leaf mulch. Leeds GG runners Tom and Rachael joined us and helped GG Sheffield and Alexandra Road neighbours cutting back the buddleia, transplanting the gooseberry bushes and weed beds where fruit trees will be planted later on . We even had a ray of sunshine joining us!

In summary... Round and round the mulberry tree, together we raked and picked up, loads of leaves.

(Chainsaw) Simon said... let's get these trees pruned to bed.

Never leafing out a good cup of tea, we gratefully welcomed Jane's hospitality.

Heads...shoulders.. knees and toes, knees and toes! Heads, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes! We kept them all as - as no GoodGymers used any powertools :)

Join GG in 2020 for another year of monthly fun helping out this lovely community project :)