An Even Better Arbourthorne AEBA
Working out of Arbourthorne Community Primary School, parents, children and staff work together to make our community an even better place for everyone.
We talk with local people about issues in the community and then work together to solve these. This includes running a Community Fridge, Growing Projects, Cooking and Nutrition Course, volunteering opportunities, local book club and more!11 GoodGymers have supported An Even Better Arbourthorne AEBA with 2 tasks.
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The stakes are high in Arbourthorne primary garden!
Monday 29th September
Written by Celine (she/her or they/them)
On a quiet and dry evening a team of goodgymmers ran up the hill - up and up all the way to the very top, but the views are as breathtaking as the climb up.
Garden angel Angela welcomed us to the school garden and laid out the tasks in store for us fir this autumn themed session:
- Sawing down dead conifers at the bottom of the garden
- bringing up the trunks and branches to the top
- hammering down stakes between which a dead hedge would be built at a later stage as a cosy home for wildlife
In no time, we had split into 2 teams, sawing away, wheeling offcuts and branches, hammering and bashing away all under a bright half moon.
Shout out to our hardworking crew tonight:
Lumberjack Rachel, scourge of the dead trees, joined by parent volunteer Rachel - yes 2 Rachels! Dead conifers beware! Wheelie good wheelbarrow driver Cat; Stake rhythm bashers Celine & Yvette; Masters of the hammers James and Yoseph; and recording the action and encouraging the team Annie still recovering from hip and elbow injuries - top marks for making it out tonight!
In under half an hour, we had cleared the dead trees and staked in the soon to be hedge.
We concluded all this sawing, wheeling and hammering actions with a gorgeous green tomato cake baked by Angela! Delishious!!!!
We then said our goodbyes to Angela and Rachel, promised to come back soon and rolled down the hill, a lot quicker than on the way up. Until next time for a winter inspired session!
Keeping Arbourthorne Primary School well watered
Monday 30th June
Written by Tom Mutton
Well, well, well, on the HOTEST day of the year we thought why not have a task at the TOP of Sheffield..
Well it was worth it!
The lovely Angela met us on site and let us in and showed us the fantastic grounds of the school and all the hard work that has been going on there to make it such a beautiful space for the pupils and the community.
Once we had had a snack of the fresh cherries on the trees and had a cup of water and some homemade flapjack we got to the tasks at hand. This week we were understandably watering the plants in the poly tunnel and also spreading some wood chip around the younger trees to help them get established.
What a wonderful space this is and it was a pleasure being able to help with its ongoing development.
We can't wait until the next time!