Wetbury Banks

11 Goodgymers helped their local community in Haringey
Francesco
Clare Hurst
Charlie Linton
Natasha Tinsley
Nurjehan
Dave Mansfield
John Shirley
Euclides Montes
Sarah Moore
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Haringey

Wednesday 26th July 2023

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Dave Mansfield
Dave Mansfield

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Euclides Montes
Euclides Montes

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Sarah Moore
Sarah Moore

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Who would've thought when Sarah and Dave et al laced up in July 2015 for the first Goodgym Haringey run ever that we would still be running around, doing good/ getting fit/ causing mischief 8 years on the trot. Mad skills, team. Happy birthday to us!

Welcome!

Clare braved the North London rain to join us for her first Haringey Goodgym run and she was a natural. Come again!

Wet Wet Wetbury

Can't feel it in my fingers/ Can't feel it in my toes/ The water's all around me/ and so the feeling goes...

Birthday Fun

We met up under the rain at Blue House Yard for our birthday run and there was some pass-agg mithering about the length of tonight's run as there were rumours Gramps was going to take everyone for a surprise 5k. Of course he didn't and after a lovely 2k run (as advertised ) we arrived at the Westbury Banks Nature Reserve, where the Nature bit had exploded during the warm, wet weather we're having and needed a bit of a trim.

Enter Goodgym Haringey.

Louise C (nominally from GGYork but actually from GGLondon-wide fame) jumped at the opportunity of managing the trimmer and led the group from the front, making headway amid the most heavily-forested parts of the Reserve.

Beelined behind her, John, Charlie, Francesco, Louise CW, Natasha, and Nurjehan worked quickly and in style weeding, chopping away, and collecting things for the composting bins. Dave and Clare concentrated on giving the Reserve a hardcore litter pick, and finally Sarah took charge of the photography for the night (and the punnery work - kudos for all the puns herein tonight).

Just before 8, wet as an otter's pocket but with beaming smiles still adorning their faces, our Goodgymmers called it a night. After some selfies and high fives, we moved down the road to the dry refuge of the Westbury Pub for birthday fun and drinks.

A good night was had by all.

Join us next week for more fun and games.

Rest well <3


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Westbury Banks Nature Reserve
Help locals create a nature reserve

"The Westbury Banks Nature Reserve is a community lead project to transform derelict land into a nature reserve. All work on the site is on a voluntary basis and the management of the site is done free of charge! There are big plans to install a storage unit for the equipment, a mural, a log path with wood chipping, a pond for amphibious for wildlife and a grand insect hotel

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Jack Da Silva

Thu 27th Jul 2023 at 5:07pm

Great work all

Patrick Luong

Fri 28th Jul 2023 at 6:21pm

Gr8 work and happy anniversary to all. Kudos on doing good through the wet wet wet, and fab that Sarah and DD were there from day one! But sorry to miss you. Was planning to join but that rain innit ☔

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Haringey

Preparing A Community Farm For Public Use
🗓Saturday 12:00pm

Help us prep this site before it's handed over to the community!

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