Bec

York

Lover of the fells and tasks of destruction


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Tidying up hall after Planet Food cafe and food distribution
🗓Tomorrow 2:00pm

📍Southlands Community Centre YO23 1NX

Planet Food is a zero food waste community helping to break social isolation by bringing people together for food & drink..

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3 GoodGymers are going - 1 space left! 👀
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Thu 5th Jun at 2:00pm

Tidying up hall after Planet Food cafe and food distribution

Planet Food is a zero food waste community helping to break social isolation by bringing people together for food & drink..

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Bec went on a group run

Mon 2nd Jun at 6:15pm

A-cute task at the Clifton two triangles

York Report written by Ed Woollard (He/Him)

Tonight's Monday Night Group run saw 22 GG Yorkies tackle an overgrown patch of land in Clifton. But before setting off we welcomed the return of Amy practically fresh off the plane from New Zealand. We also celebrated Pete's 200th Good Deed and gave a big cheer to those who had completed the Yorkshire 3 peaks at the weekend. Give them all a big cheer 💪

The run out tonight was just over 5km out and back so we kept the warm up short and headed straight out with Ed leading the group and Abigail and Laura backmarking. Jenna was our sole cyclist whilst Jane, Michal and Martin met us at the task.

Kristina from the council's eco team gave us the lowdown on tonight's task. The area used to be a play park but had since been left to grow over, to the point that it had started to cover the paths that run through it. Our job was to cut back anything that was growing over the paths and generally make it feel a bit tidier and safe for those that use it as a cut through to the hospital.

Emma armed herself with a pretty mean looking strimmer whilst the rest of the group picked up wire brushes, loppers and shears and soon got to work tackling the overgrown foliage. Although it wasn't always easy going, with Amy struggling to get to grips with her wire brush and later not being able to open a pair of secateurs!

But it wasn't just Amy who was struggling. Emma was keen to get going with the strimmer, but wasn't too sure about where to put the rather large battery pack that came with it. Fortunately help was on hand in the form of Abigail who was looking for a mote gentle job to keep her busy, and was more than happy to act as the battery pack carrier, sort of like the GG version of a flower girl at a wedding carrying the brides dress

Before too long the task was completed and we had a quick thank you from local resident Rebecca who was delighted with the progress that we'd made. It was then off to Clarence Gardens, scene of many previous GG tasks, for tonight's fitness session

Since Amy T had been away for 2 and a half years the fitness was all about getting to know each other a bit better. The group ran around in a circle and then came into the middle if they had done the thing that Ed shouted out. We then chose someone to tell us a bit more about that thing. In true GG York fashion, we had more people who had a piece of work published than those that had tattoos but we still heard about the meaning behind a couple of Issy's tattoos as well as learning a bit of Urdu from Pete and being suitably impressed by the various celebrities that our crew had met. Although it's possible Jane's UFO sighting during a Radiohead concert may have been more to do with the light show than flying saucers!

It was then back to base but not before wishing Pete, Laura and Cara a happy birthday with some traditional birthday squats.

We've also had a special thank you from the council for our help across the city. GoodGym has been a huge contributor across multiple projects, so it was fab to do our fitness sesh right in front of a flourishing wildflower garden that wouldn't be the there without us.

See you all next week when we'll be back to West Bank Park

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Mon 30th Jun at 6:15pm

Emptying the compost bins at West Bank Park Pt4

Help move material from the compost bin bays into a skip

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Mon 16th Jun at 6:15pm

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Thu 22nd May at 2:00pm

It's bin a long afternoon

York Report written by Bec

Lawlessness still rules in York as Mikael and Bec, still leaderless, whizzed through the afternoon tasks tidying up at the brilliant Planet Food. Nothing is wasted at Southlands; delicious meals consumed, excess groceries distributed and the small task of tidying up afterwards achieved. It's always a pleasure to see the Planet Food team crack on, and the local people enjoying their lunch and their chats.

Mikael's fave tasks? Sorting the bins! 3:2:1, here he is with his mate Dusty.

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