Friends of West Bank Park

Friends organisation protecting, maintaining and developing the park
Conservation work, edible planting, annual fairs and Christmas carols, pop-up cafes, fundraising to develop the park and playground, campaigning against cuts to the park's budgets, locking and unlocking the park each day and night, involving the community in decision-making about the park, children's and family activities, volunteering opportunities, etc etc!!

109 GoodGymers have supported Friends of West Bank Park with 36 tasks.


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Leanne
Leanne (she/her)
Ellie Dove
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York runner
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Ed WoollardJohn BourtonAbigail DartonSophia ClemansRebecca Stone

Tidy up

Sunday 29th June

Written by Pete

After a rewarding help out at the fair. several of us stayed on to help with the tidy up. As with many GG tasks several cheerful GGers can quickly pull gazebos down, move chairs and tables whilst simultaneously pick up litter.

Glad to help out the fair and at least at the end of the fair the queue had disappeared and Abigail got her ice cream....

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LeanneEd WoollardStefan Durkin
Abigail DartonRebecca Stone

The fastest litter picker in the West (Bank Park)

Sunday 29th June

Written by Pete

Thankyou to the GGers who turned up to represent GG at the popular annual fair at West Bank Park. It was nice to see so many people enjoying the fair and be able to show off GoodGym and tell passers by who and what we do.

The gazebo was ready and Leanne arrived armed with a bag of rubbish. This was a clever idea to woo in the public with a prize (thankyou for the donated cinema tickets) of the 4 fastest litter pickers to pick up a collection of litter with a trusted litter picker.

All ages took part from small kids, adults and even the MP for York. Congrats to all those who won a prize but just nice to add to the whole community feel that other volunteers such as the Friends of West Bank go so much to trying to spread around the good people of York

An enjoyable day out and proud to tell others what we do

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LeanneEd WoollardLaura BarrettDavid Barrett
Laura BennettSam Dredge

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Sunday 29th June

Written by York runner

3 tasks in 1 today. Starting off by helping West Bank Park set up their summer fair. We were quickly issued with high vis & directed to set up the St Johns Ambulance gazebo. Luckily Leanne is an old hand at this & it was erect in seconds. Ed & Laura Ba were busy shifting tables & chairs around the park. After some initial location confusion three more gazebos went up in quick succession. Chairs were set up for the orchestra & audience with Laura Be, Leanne & Ed demonstrating air bassoon, guitar & knee drums. The 2nd task was setting up the Good Gym stand with Sam demonstrating how to use a sledgehammer for fitness. 3rd & last but not least was helping Laura Ba with the gazebo & setting up the Brunswick stand. Some of us headed home whilst some stayed to man their stalls.

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Laura BarrettAmy HolguinAbigail Darton

Park It!

Sunday 30th June 2024

Written by Laura Barrett

3 of us returned to help clear up after West Bank Park Fair, carrying chairs and tables and repacking them into the shed. Having put up the 3 gazebos we new what we were doing with taking them down so we're able to do so fairly efficiently once everyone had cleared everything out. It was amazing to see the fair go from busy to cleared down within an hour with lots of hands on deck.

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LeanneLaura BarrettAmy HolguinCara Organ

Turning the tables (and chairs and gazebos)

Sunday 30th June 2024

Written by Leanne (she/her)

4 GG Yorkies met at West Bank Park to help set up the summer fair.

We welcomed Amy who, though not a stranger to GoodGym, is new to York. We showed her around the park while we put out chairs for a brass band, erected gazebos and shifted tables.

Job done, we left the stall holders to get set up for what looks to be a great day in the park!

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Tamar Goudie (Tay)

Chairity in the park

Sunday 25th June 2023

Written by York runner

2 grouchy goodgymers overcame injury and overheating to help set up the annual park fair. Tables and chairs were moved from storage to the green for the stalls, refreshment tent and the orchestra. We marvelled at how our fellow GGers were coping at Endure24 in the heat.... Georgina thanked us for our help and we rushed (hmmm, limped) to the shade of a big tree for some well earned refreshments.

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