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Come and celebrate our GoodGym's birthday
Tue 29th Jul at 6:45pm
It wasnโt a long time ago since Ealing GoodGymers engaged in intense gardening in the sepulchral surroundings of South Ealing. Only two days after building stumperies at South Ealing Cemetery, the gang was back in the neighbourhood, this time at St Maryโs churchyard, where the task owner Cliff took on a huge task of getting the garden and the graveyard in shape ahead of the arrival of the new vicar.
It was the fourth session with Cliff of the year, after three Thursday evening tasks this summer. Sevan and Harvey set off from Bodyline for a picturesque run through Walpole Park and alongside Lammas Park. Steph Ducat and Kash left Ealing Broadway as the walking group. For Steph, it was a weighted walk as he was carrying a heavy switch in his rucksack. That was quite literally taking the work home! Ash and Sajeel met at the task - the latter visiting the church for the third time.
After finishing off bits and bobs at the crescent surrounding the church - the location of the previous task at St Maryโs, the team moved to the back of the graveyard to clear the monuments of bindweed, brambles, nettles, alkanet, and holly.
Between graves, we found diamonds, marbles, and other treasures (such as glass milk bottles from the previous century). We wouldnโt dare to steal from the dead and bring their anger towards all the GoodGym Ealing, so we left the precious goods where we found them - or rather, put them in the bin.
Harvey shared with us an interesting story about a tour that his Tube stations running group had received at the London Necropolis Railway station. We learned about a cemetery in Surrey, developed in the 19th century in response to the growing population of London and the overcrowded condition of existing cemeteries. The London Necropolis Railway was built to transport corpses away from the city, all the way to Surrey.
After less than an hour of serious weeding, Cliff was happy to say we got the back of the church under control now, ready for the vicarโs arrival.
Next week, we are heading West to help the ranger clear burdock in Elthorne Park - sign up now!
Sat 19th Jul at 3:00pm
Support Friends of Watermans Park make the summer bandstands event a success!
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Ealing Report written by Sevan
Our now regular visits to St Mary's churchyard always bring new challenges to tackle and today was no different. There were 2 choices offered by Cliff, our task owner. Either removing nettles from between old graves (the "monuments") or weeding the crescent shaped flower bed near the church. Sevan chose the crescent to have a different type of task and also because the danger level was lower. There was a smaller chance of being stung by nettles in the flowerbed.
Cliff asked the team to pull and dig weeds from the bed. Mostly long, dried grasses, brambles and thistles. One plant that the GoodGymers were specifically asked to keep were the geraniums, so everyone was extra careful with those. Ariane was in her element, having become a gardening expert in her short time with GoodGym. Over time, Cliff's advice changed to allow more of the earth to be cleared:
"If in doubt, pull it out" - Cliff
That covered a lot of vegetation. Mostly growing, some already dead. Cliff pointed out something that was dead. A tree trunk that was at the wrong angle. With a bit of weight, the roots gave out and it tumbled to the ground. Cliff wasn't sure about the other trunk of the tree, but it also looked dead to the GoodGym gardeners. Steph and Sevan gave Cliff a hand and geronimooooo! It hit the deck too.
Cliff decided that everything growing around the ex-tree could go too, so Sajeel got stuck in to remove them, doing a great job. In all, more than half the crescent was cleared in an hour. Well, we had to leave Cliff with work to do until our next visit, which will be coming soon...
Thu 17th Jul at 7:00pm
Keep the churchyard tidy and well maintained for the public
Read moreMonday 14th July
Sajeel Ahmed has done their first good deed with GoodGym.
Sajeel is a now a fully fledged GoodGym runner. They've just run to do good for the first time. They are out there making amazing things happen and getting fit at the same time.
Monday 14th July
Sajeel Ahmed earned their community cape by completing their first community mission.
Sajeel completed a community mission. Instead of watching TV or lying in bed, Sajeel was out there making their community a better place to be. For making that choice they have earned the community cape.
Mon 14th Jul at 10:30am
Sat 9th Aug at 12:30pm
Come and celebrate our GoodGym's birthday
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Help make surplus food available to anyone and everyone from the local area
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