a marathon not a splinter

6 Goodgymers helped their local community in Lambeth
Aislin Mageean
Stuart Redfern
Rebecca Dowse
Steven Jarman
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Frances Collier-Wright
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Lambeth

Thursday 6th May 2021

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Tonight we gathered to finish the job started on Tuesday at St Leonards. The task was to extract a massive holly tree stump from the churchyard so a wild flower meadow can be planted in its place.

After a quick chat with a local churchgoer about some of the site's history (did you know Jane Austin was a regular at this unassuming Streatham church?) we set about with tools, continuing with the previous roots manoeuvre of unearthing and then hacking with the pickaxe. Steve got quickly into the swing of things, and within 25 minutes he'd managed to sever the last remaining roots, allowing us to use our heaving might to wrench the whole stump out.

Then it was just a matter of filling the hole back in, minus the complement of wrappers and rocks. Ali was amazed and very grateful, as was a passer by (who had been involved early on in the project and admitted she had thought it couldn't be done). Hopefully the new meadow will bring just as much joy to the community.


This task supported
St Leonard's Eco Church
We aim to care for the environment through creating a space of biodiversity in our church yard.

We aim to learn together how best to care for the world around us. To take our concerns about climate change and use it to create a special place for everyone who sees, sits or passes t h rough it.

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Tim Wheatley

Fri 7th May 2021 at 10:40am

you did it!! 👏👏👏

Mark Gilyead
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Fri 7th May 2021 at 12:12pm

💥🎉🥳🍻 I'm well impressed

Mark Gilyead
Mark Gilyead (he/him)

Fri 7th May 2021 at 12:14pm

This has made my day. Well done everyone!!

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