16 GoodGymers have supported Waterlow Park Volunteers with 2 tasks.
Wednesday 25th June
Written by Alex Murtough (he/him)
7 GoodGymers weathered the heat and the hills to make a wonderful difference in Waterlow Park!
High up in the heights of North Camden sits a very special green space – Waterlow Park's meandering pathways are filled with trees and flowers – and it's a blissful haunt for everyone who's lucky enough to know about it.
Our fabulous group – of Alison, Jackie, John, Lydia (on their first good deed – welcome!), Steve, and Tom – assembled next to a wheelbarrow filled with spades, forks, and clippers.
The task was a classic for GoodGym – a good ol' dig-up + re-use.
Jackie, John, Steve, and Tom grabbed forks and energy and made miraculous work easing oodles of flowers from a patch that will soon be replanted!
Meanwhile, Alison and Lydia prepared a new patch (watering and digging holes) and then planted the recently dug-up flowers!
In short thrift, one patch was cleared and tidy, while another was prepared and planted. This team made the heavy work look light.
Thank you, everyone!
Saturday 15th March
Written by Alex Murtough (he/him)
This wonderful group - 11 in number - brought GoodGym to the Mount(ain) today!
I must admit my ignorance.
Until this morning, I (mistakenly) believed that London was a mount(ain)-free city.
I knew about hills (like the fearsome incline between Chalk Farm and the Gail's in Belsize Park), but I knew nothing about mount(ain)s.
This all changed when we arrived at the gorgeous Waterlow Park.
I had thought (again, mistakenly) we were there to tend a wildflower mound, but apparently it is more than a mound - it is a mount(ain).............
.........anyway!
This lovely group - Caitlin, Emilie, Emily, Karen, Kathleen, Khai, Mike, Natalia, Sally, and Steve - painted an active, social, and fun picture of community today ☺️
Guided by April, our brilliant host from Friends of Waterlow Park, we cut bucket-load (upon bucket-load upon bucket-load) of dried grass from the mount, leaving it well-pruned ahead of yellow rattle being sewn over the coming weeks. The hope (🤞) is that the mount will bloom this summer, and we will be back to see if it does!
Thank you, everyone, for your work and company - you made for such a fabulous morning!!