Weed Will Rock You

31 Goodgymers helped their local community in Tower Hamlets
Paul
Caterina Farulla
Ilana
Tom Gwillim
Ivo
John Shirley
Caroline Thomas
Chris Burns
Laura Williams
Darren On Sirius
Anna Chojnicka
Fiona M
Emma
Emma Jones
Asad Kara
Danya Marx
Kat Mace
Lobo
Kareem
Oliver Rockett
Dan
Lucinda
Maddie
Charlie Giattino
John Trusted
Anna Collier
Beth Woodcock
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Tower Hamlets

Monday 1st September

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Paul
Paul

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John Shirley
John Shirley

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Laura Williams
Laura Williams

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Emma
Emma

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Kareem
Kareem

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It was a fantastic evening last night at the Canal Club Community Garden.

With a brilliantly-sized team, the preparation started early as Paul, Dharmesh and John set about tonight’s big greeting effort. As GoodGymers arrived one by one the hall was filled with the sound of animated GoodGymers catching up after the weekend and welcoming new and not-seen-for-a-while faces. A big warm welcome to Beth, who joined for her first GoodGym!

Tonight’s task owners were the brilliant Sally, accompanied by Dominic, who were both unfazed by the size of tonight’s group.

With one team quickly dispatched to the rear garden to help clear the area around the shed and empty the pool, other teams were tasked with a big garden blitz ahead of the big Open House Festival on September 14th. Heading to the canal side garden, the front wildflower patch, the side borders and the rear of the building, it was 45 minutes of diligent, effective weed plucking and clearing.

Thanks to Sue for brilliant project-management at the front of the centre, who thankfully knows her hollyhocks from her hogweed and so the front patch blitz meant all the right plants remained in tact.

As is the case every week at GoodGym, the time flew. With the last bin bag full of soil, weeds and debris dispatched to the lock-up around the corner, we made our way out to the tree in front of the hall (thanks for the location direction, Emma J ;)) before making our way inside for some of Sally’s spectacular lemon drizzle cake and a cuppa.

With this being my final Monday night as your very lucky Area Activator, we enjoyed a real get together both in the hall and at the pub after. Thank you to our wonderful, wonderful Task Force, Ivo and our regular members for an absolutely cracking night to remember.

Next week, we’re back to the pretty gardens on the Parkview Estate to see what DIY and gardening tasks our Des has in store for us…

Until then.


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Canal Club Community Garden
A small community garden built for food growing and wild flowers and wild life habitat.

A small community garden built for food growing and wild flowers and wild life habitat. A seed station to share produce and plants with the local community overlooking the canal towards the park. A place of calm for all to share.

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