Friends of Cator and Alexandra Parks

114 GoodGymers have supported Friends of Cator and Alexandra Parks with 110 tasks.


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HannahKelly TaylorLaura GrantCatCharlieJames

Brush Hour

Monday 24th February

Written by Mark Gilyead (he/him)

GoodGym Bromley (soon to be GG Crystal Palace ๐Ÿ‘€) were on top form tonight for some fence brushing, helping out the magnificent Friends of Cator and Alexandra Parks before freshening up the kids' play area fences.

We met at the Bridge House as per. Cat's Q of the day; Cook or be cooked for, and what is your meal of choice? Be cooked for obvs?

It was just a short jog down the hill to the park where we nailed the timing as Millie swerved round the kerb to meet us.

Brushes at the ready we flicked off lichen, flaky paint, slugs. You name it, we brushed it.

We completed a serious chunk in our 45 mins or so and stopped off for a quick snap with some pigeons before heading back for stretches.

Nice to see everyone. Shout-out to Cat for leading. Next week, it's decided, it's going to be the first GoodGym Crystal Palace group run.

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Mark Gilyead
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Off the rails

Monday 27th January

Written by Cat

Five GoodGymmers braved the hailstone tonight to join Millie at Alexander Recreation Ground. Armed with wire wool brushes and safety goggles, we got to work scraping flaking paint off the park railings so that they can be given a fresh coat once the weather is a drier.

Excellent job, team!

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Pear-ing back the bark

Saturday 25th January

Written by Crystal Palace runner

Two GoodGymers attended on a sunny Saturday to support the friends of Alexandra and Cator Recs in an orchard maintenance task. Under the expert tutelage of the Orchard Project (https://www.theorchardproject.org.uk/) we received the necessary instructions on best practice fruit tree pruning and were then set to work giving the trees a much needed trim. James and Paul (GG) were able to wrestle out some support stakes that a couple of trees had outgrown the need for and the whole site was left clean and clear. Later in the afternoon was the inaugural Penge Wassailing event, where the trees were given liquid encouragement (beer) for the growing season ahead! Cheers! ๐Ÿป๐ŸŒณ๐Ÿฅด

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Mark GilyeadLinda GatleyKelly TaylorHelen Moore

Blue lips and Tulips

Sunday 12th January

Written by Mark Gilyead (he/him)

It was a chilly morning, but a nice one with blue skies and sunshine!

Helen (brand new to GoodGym ๐Ÿฅณ) and I met at the Bridge House for a jog down to Alexandra Rec, where we met Linda, Kelly and Merrin for some hyacinth, tulip and crocus(?) bulb planting.

When we finally found our way to the bulb's true destination, we got cracking to stave off the cold.

Helen, Merrin and I focussed on the sensory beds whilst Kelly and Linda planted along the railings.

30 minutes later and we were done. It will be nice to see some new flowers there in the Spring!

Top stuff, everyone! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

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Ed TaylorKelly TaylorLaura Grant

Trowels and tribulations

Sunday 17th November 2024

Written by Kelly Taylor (She/her)

Laura, Ed and I all arrived on a lovely sunny day to help plant bulbs along the path and edge of the recreation ground. Plenty of community members wanted to get involved too! No actual tribulations were encountered. We managed to plant out a lot of bulbs and are looking forward to go back and see the results of work in spring!

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CatRosie RichDavidJamesMichelle

Trowel run

Monday 11th November 2024

Written by Cat

We had the first of our bulb planting tasks tonight, with nine volunteers making their way to Alexandra Recreation Ground to plant some tulips while the squirrels were asleep. The task almost didn't happen as our task owner Millie wasn't well (get well soon!) but Mark saved the evening by cycling to pick up the keys to the tool shed on his night off. What a legend!

Once we'd got the shed open, we had fun trying to work out which bulbs were tulips. Luckily our resident horticulturalist Rosie was on hand to guide us and give us tips on optimal bulb planting.

Our next challenge was breaking into the soil: as we've had very little rain over the last few weeks, the ground was rock hard, which definitely put the Gym in GoodGym. After a bit of trial and error, though, we perfected our hole digging technique (the spade as a pogo stick approach worked best) and in less than half an hour we had planted all our bulbs. Big shout out to Michelle who was taking part in her first task - I appreciate that digging holes in the dark is a pretty unconventional way to spend a Monday night (and definitely attracted some bemused looks from dog walkers...) so well done for getting stuck in!

After filling in our holes and covering them with leaves to confuse the squirrels, we ran back to the Bridge House for stretches. Excellent work team!

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