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Camden
📍Rear of 68 Adelaide Road NW3 3PX
Join for 60 minutes of active + nature-based fun in Camden's secret (+ wonderful) allotments!!
Sat 7th Jun at 11:40am
Join for 60 minutes of active + nature-based fun in Camden's secret (+ wonderful) allotments!!
Read moreWed 28th May at 6:15pm
Camden Report written by Alex Murtough (he/him)
13 inspiring GoodGym folk made a wonderful difference in Kentish Town last night!
Some people can distinguish a grass from a weed and a weed from a flower. I am not one of these people.
But many of these intelligent beings... everyone apart from me... were present in our special group!
Our group in red 👉 Alison, Danny (on their first good deed - hello!), Helen, Imogen, Jackie, John, Majid (on their first good deed - huge welcome!), Sarah, Siobhan, Steve, and Will 👉 arrived in Kentish Town (not far from the Prime Minister's house!) to meet the wonderful Hilda (who was also on their first good deed!!) 👉 and we were there to help her cultivate a healthy hedgerow 🌳💚
I watched in awe as this group identified the 'keeps' from the 'get-rids' while also sharing stories and connecting. The weeds were piled – bag upon bag – and the remaining wild flowers and bushes noticeably started to breathe. And I resorted to taking photos and walking up and down in an attempt to look busy.
Across 60 bright evening minutes this group opened space in the hedgerow – and the fruits of their efforts will carry through into June and beyond – this would have taken a single soul 13 hours to match!
Thank you so much, everyone, for a well-spent evening ☺️
Here's to next time!
Wed 11th Jun at 6:15pm
Join us to support a special community organisation!!
Read moreSat 14th Jun at 11:00am
Join us for 2 hours of active + social helping in Central London :)
Read moreWed 28th May at 6:15pm
Help nurture an urban wildlife area at Kennistoun House and Willingham Close Estate in Kentish Town!
Read moreWed 14th May at 6:15pm
Camden Report written by Alex Murtough (he/him)
BLEEP BLEEP BLEEP...
...what's that, we all said...
...BLEEP BLEEP BLEEP...
...it's a fire alarm, we all realised as we arrived at Ashdown Crescent Sheltered Housing yesterday evening...
...IT'S BEING SORTED...
...we were assured – which it safely was – just as our wonderful group (of Celine, Danny, Hanry, Helen, Emilie, John, Justine, Siobhan, and Steve) got going with multiple tasks in Ashdown's special communal gardens!
Emilie, John, and Siobhan cracked a thirty minute miracle turning an overgrown patio into a serene space to relax - amazing!
Justine and Danny seemed to be constantly filling green bags – they captured weeds, trimmings, and other debris – and their efforts transformed the main entrance way into a space to enjoy - wonderful!
And Celine, Hanry, Helen, and Steve must have dabbled in a little magic to make the difference they did - tired and dead-wood filled planters ended up pruned, spruced, and planted with seeds and blubs - magical!
Thank you so much, everyone! Here's to next time!
Thu 15th May at 9:54pm
What a transformation! So gratifying to help this way, thank you for organising this session!
Sat 10th May at 11:00am
Camden Report written by Alex Murtough (he/him)
The wonderfully creative folks at Think & Do Camden have made something special happen...
...just south of Camden Town sits Bayham Place Estate - 4 blocks around a very wonderful green space...
...but their planters had been removed and discarded for fire safety...
...until the wonderful Hafiz and Nicole at Think & Do ran this week's Beeline Box project!
These special planters are recycled, super high quality, and fire safe - and they add colour and life to the estate's terraces. There's one for each flat, and local young people will be in charge of watering and maintenance. It's a gorgeous project and we were very happy to play our small part today!
Alex, Cherian, Emily, John, and Siobhan were on the herb run. They ferried pots (upon pots upon pots) of lavender, marjoram, oregano, mint, rosemary, and thyme up stairs (upon stairs upon stairs) and planted beeline box (upon box upon box!)
Thank you so much, everyone - what a lovely and sunny task!!
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