John Shirley

Camden

GoodGym Tinnie-Blowing finalist 2020


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Doing good since March 2015

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Southwark

Planting Wildflowers and Fence Building for a Community Garden
🗓Today 10:45am

📍Cavour House SE17 3QD

The residents will be able to sow wildflower seeds and improve bio-diversity

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John Shirley went on a group run

Sat 9th Nov at 10:30am

Down By The River

Hackney Report written by Dan (He/ him)

Great to see a good turn out for this Saturday morning group run!

Welcome new Goodgymer Vicky and welcome back Beth!

Part of the group met at Brunswick Bakehouse for a social and scenic 3k run along the river. We arrived at the Leaside Trust, met the rest of the Goodgym team and got to work clearing what seemed like a never ending sea of leaves. We filled up the compost heap to the brim and also multiple big bags.

The Leaside Trust team were so pleased that they gave us a tour of their lovely venue and welcomed us back for canoe trips in the future. Will keep you posted. Then some of us ran back to Hackney Downs completing a 6k return trip. Well done everyone, smashed it 🔥

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John Shirley
John Shirley signed up to a community mission.

Wed 13th Nov at 12:00pm

Help a green environmental project

The refurbished area is becoming a hub for food growing, gardening and wildlife activities

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John Shirley
John Shirley signed up to a community mission.

Wed 20th Nov at 12:00pm

Help a green environmental project

The refurbished area is becoming a hub for food growing, gardening and wildlife activities

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John Shirley
John Shirley signed up to a race.

Sat 30th Nov at 12:30pm

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John Shirley went on a group run

Wed 6th Nov at 6:45pm

Blow Right and the Seven Gardeners

Camden Report written by John Shirley

The English Dance and Song Society, situated at in the heart of Camden, is a registered charity which relies on wedding hire to make ends meet. Marriage ceremonies rely on good pictures, and the beautiful Cecil Sharp House and gardens, the society’s HQ, needs to be kept looking smart and well maintained.

Which is where GoodGym Camden came in. To clear the grounds of fallen leaves, which look a mess and prevent the grass from flourishing, we used a mixture of a rake, two brooms, a large leaf grabber and – for the first time, in my experience - a leaf blower, as used by the local council and which we’ve all secretly wanted a go on. This meant we could clear the grass of stifling leaves without the rather crude raking which risks harming the turf itself. The leaves were blown onto the paths, to join their fellow fallen, which were then all swept and raked into strong plastic bags.

The six GoodGymers joined over-worked task owner Susannah with clearing the back lawn, but such was our speed and hard work, we had time to clear the front of the building, and then to tackle the side paths as well. By the time we’d finished, we’d filled about twenty bags with leaves, and it only remained to somehow cram them into Susannah’s car, for transporting to the recycling centre.

A special welcome to Rose, taking on her first ever GoodGym task tonight. We look forward seeing you again for many more Good Deeds!

We've got further tasks next Wednesday evening https://www.goodgym.org/v3/sessions/friendly-group-session-setting-up-the-cold-weather-shelter-at-the-american-international-church,

on Saturday week https://www.goodgym.org/v3/sessions/friendly-group-session-moving-timbers-digging-earth-autumn-gardening-at-st-cuthbert-s-church,

and every Wednesday lunchtime! https://www.goodgym.org/v3/sessions/help-a-green-environmental-project-2c4dfb10-3e02-4987-9a2d-a169b836f988

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Chalomi King

Fri 8th Nov at 3:27pm

Nice one, well done all!

Jack Da Silva

Fri 8th Nov at 5:01pm

very fun task! Nice report John : )

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John Shirley signed up to a party.

Thu 12th Dec at 7:00pm

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John Shirley went on a community mission

Wed 6th Nov at 12:00pm

Sweeping Beauty

Camden Report written by John Shirley

At the same time Kemi Badenoch faced Kier Starmer in her first Prime Minister's Questions, there was no Question that it was Maxim's first GoodGym task. Being between jobs, he found time to make his way over from Somers Town to help us with the perennial autumn task: leaf sweeping!

The paths in Elm Village community garden look beautiful with their covering of leaves, but they can't be allowed to mulch. Instead, they make good compost material! Using a rake, a broom, and leaf grabbers, and making many trips to the composter, we completely cleared the path of the tree's debris.

Except, as we left, we thought we'd missed a couple. No - they were new falls! We might have more of this to do by next week...

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Jack Da Silva

Thu 7th Nov at 3:38pm

Welcome Maxim - first of many!

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