Retired, active, loves travelling, galleries, museums, watching the ballet and hates being bored
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16 Month Streak
Thu 22nd May at 10:00am
Windsor and Maidenhead Report written by Sue
...2 GoodGymers and one dedicated volunteer attacked bindweed choking some of the rosebushes in the Garden of Remembrance beds....we managed 2 bags full but need to return....
Thu 22nd May at 10:00am
Join local residents to help maintain this beautiful and spiritual place
Read moreFri 9th May at 9:30am
Windsor and Maidenhead Report written by Windsor and Maidenhead runner
Another session at the Baby Bank and another huge pile of clothes to sort. It was nice to coincide sessions with Sue for a change, who usually goes on a Wednesday. Despite a team of corporate volunteers also being in, everything was calm and we had a productive morning quality-checking the clothes donations, with just the occasional 'Aw, that's cute' being uttered as we worked. Carol took on the most important task of the morning, making tea and coffee for all the volunteers
Thu 24th Apr at 10:00am
Windsor and Maidenhead Report written by Windsor and Maidenhead runner
Sue and Margaret joined a session at Spital Cemetery to help tidy up this special place. Sue and another volunteer attacked the brambles whilst Margaret kindly sorted out a grave for a Cemetery Friend who lives a long way away. They also discovered a stash of empty cans and a handbag...."Can Goodgym do it...yes we can"!
Thu 20th Mar at 10:00am
Windsor and Maidenhead Report written by Windsor and Maidenhead runner
5 Goodgymers joined taskowner Karen and another volunteer at Spital Cemetery for the first workparty of the year And we couldn't have picked a more beautiful day! Sheila, Christina, Tessa and Mary worked on revealing a gravestone from the brambles that were engulfing it. Eventually we were able to read the lettering- the headstone commemorated Helen Poraz, who died at the age of sixteen in 1887 and we think hailed from Courtachy in Scotland. Meanwhile Sue and Maggie worked in the woodland area, clearing the paths and they created a huge deadwood pile using several trunks and large branches, supplemented with smaller branches. This was partly buried with some clods of earth shoveled by Tessa, which will be great for wildlife. They also discovered 2 new graves which had been completely hidden A productive and satisfying morning's work
Thu 20th Mar at 11:29pm
I love hearing about the history you uncover. May Helen rest in peace in her newly cared for plot
Wed 5th Mar at 7:00pm
Dig and shift logs to create a stag beetle habitat - protecting biodiversity
Read moreThu 24th Apr at 10:00am
Join local residents to help maintain this beautiful and spiritual place
Read moreThu 20th Mar at 10:00am
Join local residents to help maintain this beautiful and spiritual place
Read moreWed 19th Feb at 7:00pm
Windsor and Maidenhead Report written by Windsor and Maidenhead runner
Seven Goodgymers met with Ranger Tom at Braywick Nature Centre. Our task had changed slightly - we were asked to coppice some trees and transport the branches to an area where they will be used to build some dry hedges. The saying goes, that wood keeps you warm three times - once when you chop it, once when you split it, and again when you burn it. Well in our case it kept us warm at least three times, but for different reasons. Tom found us two stands of hazel to chop down, so we split into 2 groups and set to work. With loppers, pruning saws and bow saws we set about chopping the trunks down. This certainly kept us very warm! We trimmed off the smaller branches and made some nice long stakes. Still kept us warm! And finally we carried them over to the hedge-building area - definitely still warm! Great team work and it was lovely to meet up with everyone again
Thu 20th Feb at 12:07pm
Looks like a great session! Sad I couldn’t be there. Well done team 💪🙌🔥
Wed 19th Feb at 7:00pm
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