Time is of the es-scents!
2 GoodGymers made their way to help an isolated older person in Southwark.
- Saturday, 24th of March 2018
Here's what Mrs Y of SE16 had to say about the mission:
Chris and Claire were so fabulous, they cleared one and a half gardens! Thanks you so much
Chris and I headed to Southwark for a Saturday afternoon mission. In anticipation of losing an hour as the clocks go forward this evening, we decided to make the most of an hour that we had this afternoon.
Our job was to help Mrs Y with the garden as she is no longer able to do this herself after suffering ill health.
The mission mostly involved ripping up weeds & pruning some very spiky brambles. We also collected litter that seemed to have blown in off the street.
The garden was full of wild garlic that gave a strong aroma throughout the task - Mrs Y wasn’t keen, but we quite liked it, and it definitely made me hungry - It’s clearly had an effect as I’ve used four cloves in my cooking this evening!
Mrs Y watched us from the window and was pleased to see the amount of garden waste that we getting removed from her garden. She now has a much nicer view from her bedroom.
Mrs Y may benefit from some runners returning to tackle the last of the brambles, and she is not quite sure yet whether or not the garlic should stay or go!
Report written by Clare C
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