Nathan Taylor

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I try to be good, mostly I am. Annoying people don't give a damn. Wanted a run, saw this was good. Took a look and thought...yes I should!


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THE FUNDAY SUNDAY TASK: Continue the gazebo at Mary Seacole Nursing Home
🗓Sunday 6th April 10:30am

📍Mary Seacole Nursing Home N1 5LZ

Help improve wellbeing by building a space where people can enjoy gardening and the garden

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Sun 6th Apr at 10:30am

THE FUNDAY SUNDAY TASK: Continue the gazebo at Mary Seacole Nursing Home

Help improve wellbeing by building a space where people can enjoy gardening and the garden

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Sun 23rd Mar at 10:30am

Bamboozled

Hackney Report written by anne malcolm

With spring just round the corner, there was plenty to do in the Mary Seacole Nursing Home garden and there was a wonderful bumper crop of GoodGymers on hand to help out. Particular shoutout goes to Ishbel, who joined us today for her first ever GoodGym task.

The session started with three working groups. The first were tasked with planting a number of bamboo plants along the back fence to soften the view. John, Audrey, Louise and Yaz soon realised that the soil could have done with some softening up too but with considerable effort and perseverance, they got the ground prepped for planting.

Meanwhile, the second group (variously Sooz, Nathan, Grace and Anne) got stuck in to prepping the planters in the middle of the garden for a fresh lick of paint. This task required a special trip to the local supplier of heavy duty sandpaper and wire brushes (thank you Nathan).

The main event, however, was the grand gazebo assembly, for which there was considerable prep-work. So the third group (which comprised a shifting membership of helpers needing a break from digging and sanding), got stuck in, painting bitumen onto the Gazebo's feet to protect against the wet soil and the elements, while task leader, Varda, diligently studied the instructions to ensure everything was assembled correctly.

During this time, a tug of war broke out in bamboo corner, with several GoodGymers trying to liberate pot-bound bamboos. The comment, 'It's like the turnip story', required some explanation but did ring bells when retold.

Eventually, the point we had all been waiting for came, when bits of gazebo had to be attached to one another. The two 'short' sides (3m long) were assembled first and then moved into location, before the longer beams were added to hold the short sides together. Ladders and chairs were enlisted to give the height necessary to put bolts in place. The morning finished with the dance of the heavy-weight lifters, to nudge and jiggle and ultimately maneouver the now tall, heavy, and rather awkward structure into a reasonably stable position.

It was agreed this was as far as we could progress the gazebo assembly for today (step 5 of 26!) so look out for more listings to play your part in the making of the gazebo very soon!

A big thanks and well done to everyone who who came along this morning and got stuck in. It was great fun and a real team effort.

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Sun 23rd Mar at 7:37pm

Great report! Definitely more tasks to come 🤣🙈

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Nathan Taylor signed up to a community mission.

Sun 23rd Mar at 10:30am

THE FUNDAY SUNDAY TASK: Finish a gazebo at Mary Seacole Nursing Home

Help improve wellbeing by building a space where people can enjoy gardening and the garden

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Sooz
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Sun 2nd Mar at 10:30am

Great Mulch!

Hackney Report written by Sooz

A big welcome to three new GoodGymmers today: Charlotte, Alisha and Anthony. Great work on your first mission!

It was a beautiful sunny day and everyone walked, ran or jogged to the task today, basking in the rays.

We were welcomed by Eslam who explained how the sustainable project works by bringing together organisations, local companies and volunteers to support local green spaces around London.

Sooz and Nathan got started moving compost into new piles to make room for new composting materials.

Alisha, Anthony and Charlotte took on some heavy duty efforts turning massive amounts compost in three beds, and preparing the coffee chaffs for layering the new compost.

A brilliant session and much thanks to Eslam for his guidance.

We can't wait to come back!

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Nathan Taylor signed up to a community mission.

Sun 2nd Mar at 10:30am

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Nathan Taylor completed 5 good deeds with GoodGym. 🥳

Sunday 23rd February

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Nathan Taylor completed 5 good deeds with GoodGym.

Nathan is a now a pretty committed GoodGym runner. They've just run to do good for the fifth time

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Nathan Taylor went on a community mission

Sun 23rd Feb at 10:30am

No no, no ga-ze-bo

Hackney Report written by Sooz

Welcome Natsuko to your first GoodGym session! And a welcome return to Nathan.

All 5 GoodGymmers found their way to Mary Seacole nursing home and - with the weather on our side for a change - we made amazing progress on the new zen garden for staff tranquility.

Everyone planted their own trees, and we're excited to watch them grow as we come back for more tasks here!

After a lot of reading and reviewing of instructions, Nathan, Natsuko, Sooz, Miranda, Jess and Grace soon set to work constructing the columns and outer structure of the gazebo. There was hammering and drilling action, and a fair amount of head scratching! A lot of progress was made, but we were finally defeated by the enormity of the gazebo. With a third of the construction complete, we hit pause, ready for another day.

So stay tuned for the next phase of this task... as gaze-no becomes gaze-yes!

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Nathan Taylor signed up to a community mission.

Sun 23rd Feb at 10:30am

THE FUNDAY SUNDAY TASK: Building a gazebo at Mary Seacole Nursing Home

Help improve wellbeing by building a space where people can enjoy gardening and the garden

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Nathan Taylor earned their community cape by completing their first community mission. 😎

Wednesday 25th November 2020

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Nathan Taylor earned their community cape by completing their first community mission.

Nathan completed a community mission. Instead of watching TV or lying in bed, Nathan was out there making their community a better place to be. For making that choice they have earned the community cape.

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Nathan Taylor went on a community mission

Tue 24th Nov 2020 at 11:20am

Delivering lovely food with lovely people

Hackney Report written by Charley Adiseshiah

This was a brilliant community mission, delivering food packages to residents around Hackney!

The food is provided by Waterhouse Restaurant and always smells so good.. but we promise it all ended up with the residents and not in us :D

See ya! x

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