Mulch ado about nothing

Rain Check

After a hideous day of wet and windy weather it was such a relief that the rain stopped just in time for GG Worthing's Monday night's task and run.

Ros, Nick, Paula, Tamsin, Emily and Jay all convened at our usual meeting point of Splashpoint where we didn't hang around before heading off on our warm up run through the town. The walking group headed off first with the running group close behind.

We arrived at our task at Roberts Marine Gardens where we had cleared and weeded last month. Tonight the task was to treat the ground that we had so carefully prepared a few short weeks ago. Park Ranger Anthony was all ready for us with a lorry load of mulch in the truck together with wheelbarrows, rakes and shovels.

Mulch above ones weight

Tamsin jumped up on to the truck with great intentions and a lot of friendly advice on how to shovel the mulch.Willing wheelbarrows were waiting with Jay and Paula doing the running back and forth whilst Duncan did the lifting and Barbara , Ros and Emily were doing some precision raking.

It wasn't long before the technical advice and heckling got the better of Tamsin and she gave her role of shovelling the mulch over to Nick and Anthony.

Fine Raking

With a few slippages on the grassy bank but a lot of muscle power and determination the team quickly and effectively achieved the challenge presented to them .

The lorry was soon empty and the mulch distributed evenly and accurately distributed across the beds.

After a great few photo opportunities we said goodbye to Duncan and Barbara before the 2 groups headed off back in the direction of Splashpoint but not before we stopped off on the way for some weekly fitness challenges.

A ( Mac) flurry of exercise

Craving some shelter away from the damp breeze we headed to the undercover side of Montague Place,in the heart of the town centre and right outside Macdonald's to do some partner fitness work.

We combined high knees, star jumps, together with some dodgy looking skater moves and squat jumps topped up with some sprints to finish a challenging but fun dose of fitness.

With a leisurely jog back to base we stretched , basked in reflected glory about smashing our January challenge together with planning our next social activity ( Sorry Jay - no takers for curry tonight! )

Wishing you all the best for a great week ahead . Look out for social dates and ideas coming your way:)

Loyts of GG love

Julia x