Anwen Greenaway

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Duathlon = running then coffee

Saturday 19th July

Written by Bethan Greenaway

With grey skies and persistent rain the cycle bit of our duathlon was abandoned BUT we were not to be defeated!!

SKIN IS WATERPROOF

The numbers at Abingdon parkrun were, unsurprisingly, a little lower than usual but that meant that the usually rather congested start flowed nicely.

The conditions were damp and muggy, and by the end we all weren't sure where the sweat ended and the raindrops began.

After a photo with the sign (did the tourism even happen if there isn't a sign photo?!?) we headed off for a very well earned hot drink and breakfast and future tourism planning.

Well done everyone for coming and special back slaps and high fives to Kieran for his 100th parkrun!

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Laura CandyHenry GibsonFred CollmanStephenCharlie VincentJoe Montague

It’s a hoe down

Wednesday 16th July

Written by Bethan Greenaway

This evening we returned to Oxsrad! This time no painting was done - the reception area is looking SPLENDID, if we do say so ourselves.....

Today we were based outside clearing and widening some of their pathways which were becoming rather weedy and therefore not particularly safe for wheelchair users.

After an hour and a bit and some inventive tool use - (who knew tent pegs were so good for removing pesky weed roots?!?) we left the area looking much neater and clearer.

Well done team!! And thanks for the company on the run!

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How many gazebos can you fit in a cage?

Saturday 12th July

Written by Julia

Three Goodgymers braved the hot weather to help West Oxford Fun Day pack down tables, chairs and gazebos. I never realised before how many different types of gazebo there are! Once everything was stacked up in one place the real challenge began - we had to pack it all into a limited number of "cages" on wheels. It was a mental and physical test to make everything fit and to lift it all in. The cages could then be wheeled into their storage container ready to do it all again next year.

I forgot to take any "before" photos, but got some of the almost empty field to show what a good job we did!

Welcome to Natasha who joined us for the first time!

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Book delivery for Mrs H no.48

Saturday 12th July

Written by Julia

Mrs H's hanging baskets are looking lovely, but it's too hot for her to sit outside and enjoy them. She is keeping well in the heat though, but sensibly won't be braving Witney carnival to see her great granddaughter on this occasion. She enjoyed all the books, by Rosanna Ley, Jenny Colgan and Sarah Bennett.

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Henry GibsonStephenJoe MontagueAnwen GreenawayAnja

Rag(wort) week

Wednesday 9th July

Written by Anwen Greenaway

Pastures new for us this week, as we headed to Oxford Preservation Trust land in Kennington. The task was to remove ragwort before it spread further throughout the grazing land. Ragwort, whilst a cheery pop of yellow and a good habitat for some species, is very toxic for grazing animals.

Removing ragwort from this field was very satisfying, and in an hour we had almost completely cleared the land, filling 2 1 tonne builders sacks.

Our reward was water and ginger cake (thank you Hannah!) and an opportunity to go and explore Bagley Woods on our post-task run.

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All the shingle ladies (and men)!

Saturday 5th July

Written by Julia

Botley School had 3 more bags of shingle that needed transferring to the school quad. We helped shovel, wheelbarrow and rake the shingle, which was very satisfying! We then had some time left over so we helped with weeding too. The quad will have a grand reopening in a couple of weeks so it was nice to help get it looking smart!

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