Saturday 16th December 2023
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Report written by Julian Osman
Sometimes you just don’t have time to finish the task. And that can be great, as Good Gym had to go back to Florence Green to plant the trees we didn’t have time to plant last week. The local volunteers are transforming this little pocket park to make it greener and prettier, and we were there to help.
Having already done a lot of the prep that we needed to get the trees into the ground on a previous visit, only the planting remained. After marking planting spots with canes, roots were soaked in what we were told was a nutrient solution (although it looked suspiciously like wallpaper paste) and the trees placed in a trench. Next was replacing the soil and popping rabbit guards around and before we knew it a very impressive tree line emerged. And after that and a bit of admiration of our work it was time for a well-earned cup of tea.
This is a co-project between two community groups - our aim is to create a sustainable green space for both our community groups to share, improve community relations, increase friendships and less isolation to enhance wellbeing.
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Parkruns are 100% volunteer operated and always looking for helpful people (GoodGym people!) to fill volunteer roles every weekend.