Sat 12th Mar 2022 at 9:15am
Oxford GoodGym took to the water for a Saturday morning litter picking bonanza! Oddest finds included a radiator, two chairs, and the obligatory pair of pants.
Many thanks to Falcon Boat Club and City of Oxford Rowing Club for helping to facilitate this.
We'll be back in canoes and kayaks for a taster session on the 11 June...
Sunday 6th March 2022
Vicky earned their community cape by completing their first community mission.
Vicky completed a community mission. Instead of watching TV or lying in bed, Vicky was out there making their community a better place to be. For making that choice they have earned the community cape.
Sunday 6th March 2022
Vicky has done their first good deed with GoodGym.
Vicky 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.
Sun 6th Mar 2022 at 10:00am
Oxford Report written by Ben Foster
Marston Community Gardening are hoping to install fruit trees in the form of a community orchard and needed to remove weeds and brambles along the fence.
A task perfectly matched to the skills and tenacity of any Goodgym Oxford group!
With both heavy-duty and light-duty loppers, secateurs, spades and rakes, the fab five set about removing grass and weeds at ground level and removing as much of the overgrown bramble branches as possible. With plenty of loud encouragement from Chris's dog, we managed to tackle most of the target area, filling bag upon bag with prickly brambles and overhanging branches.
By the end of the session, there were a few sore arms with lots of overhead lopping and a few more holes in gloves due to the tough thorns from the brambles.
Thanks to Julia and Chris for clearing much of the ground level weeds and grass, Henry for expert-level lopping and pruning and Vicky for coming along for her first Goodgym session! The area looks set to be planted with fruit trees next weekend so keep an eye out if you're in the vicinity!
Sat 12th Mar 2022 at 9:15am
Sun 6th Mar 2022 at 10:00am
Preparing the ground for a future orchard for community use in Marston
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