GoodGym Colchester

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Nazir
Grace Abunor
Louise
Alexander

Mucky water

Tuesday 7th October

Written by Louise (She/her)

After a bit of a slow start due to our usual access route to the Foodbank being unavailable, Alexander, Grace and Nazir got straight to work sweeping the whole of the FoodBank's large warehouse floor while Louise started mopping and vacuuming. Before long the whole floor was done, and the colour of the water tipped away suggested we had left the site significantly cleaner!

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Helen

Peaceful bee counting at the coast

Thursday 2nd October

Written by Helen

Completed October's BeeWalk for the Bumblebee Conservation Trust at the transect in Fingringhoe. Common carders spotted on the wildflowers, and long tailed tits in the trees! A peaceful hour, collating much needed data to help save wild bees in Essex.

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ColchesterCommunity mission
Nazir
Grace Abunor
Deborah Abuno
Alexander
Ella J

Litterpickin' good

Tuesday 30th September

Written by Ella J (She/her)

We welcomed not one, not two, but three new GoodGymers this evening. Well done to DeborahGraceand Naziron your first GoodGym task! And to Alexanderas ever for all your hard work.

We took our usual route down Balkerne Hill to the retail park and gathered two large bags full of litter. We managed around an hour before it got too dark - we need head torches at the ready from now on!

Thanks all and hopefully see you next time :)

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Helen

Creating a buzz about town

Monday 29th September

Written by Helen

Completed September's BeeWalk for the Bumblebee Conservation Trust along the transect in Colchester Castle Park. A lovely sunny day, not many bees, but still some out foraging, before winter's hibernation. Help the bees in Spring by planting native wildflowers, or even super easy blooms such as nasturtiums or marigolds.

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Henry Munro
Ray Halls
Louise
Ella J
Alexander

Up the Boro!

Tuesday 23rd September

Written by Louise (She/her)

5 GoodGymers met at the Mercury Theatre and headed down the hill to Middleborough (no S, despite autocorrect's best attempts) to meet Pam and some gardening tools.

The garden around the old drinking fountain had become overgrown, the paving area with many slip hazards and a fair bit of litter around the place.

We quickly set to work pulling weeds, trimming plants, removing moss from the paving, picking up litter and moving dead leaves (but not too many - a friendly passerby stopped to remind us that hedgehogs love the fallen leaves). It was amazing how quickly the area looked much smarter.

We then attempted a bit of night time photography before heading up the hill to return the tools to Pam's house.

Lovely evening with you all, I thought it was fun despite what Ray's facial expression may suggest....

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Frazer
Stu
Ella J
Louise
Helen
Tav

Young athletes shine in the sun

Sunday 14th September

Written by Helen

Six goodgymers supported the volunteer team at Colchester junior parkrun, to ensure 78 participants could complete their run in the sunshine. Some really strong performances and excellent sprint finishes were cheered in, with smiles all round. Well done everyone!

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