Today at the Victoria Park gardening volunteering session, we had many volunteers to work on one of the pathways out of the Park. The rain had stopped and it was quite warm. Especially after starting to rake and sweep the leaves, and cutting back the brambles and other bushes. You could definitely see the difference before and after. After filling several buckets and bags, and using the leaf blower to clear what wasn't picked up, it was back to the Greenhouse Hub for a cuppa and biscuits feeling very pleased with ourselves and the outcome.

4 lively Goodgymers helped out at the foodbank. Staking crates, packing crates and being great.

Today we made up 21 individual crates out back in the small food cupboard at All Saint's, space is tight so some nifty footwork was required! I'm pleased to report our supply of stock was pretty much on target.

Packing down after the food bank 🥫 involved the usual stock reordering, lids back on, putting everything back in the cupboard. Then it was time to “Shut that door!” until next week.🚪

After the food bank session

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• we packed everything away, including putting lids back on the storage boxes 📦
• We did some stock re-ordering. By we, I mean mostly Richard!🥫
• Rob seemed to enjoy himself sweeping up in the main hall 🧹
• I put away unwanted items from the swaps table. 🔄

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Today we litter-picked in two shifts:

Shift 1 was Katie CR, Louisa & Judy - successfully clearing litter from Car Park 2 at Farlington Marshes.

Shift 2 was Yvonne, Judy and new GG member Lisa . Lisa has previously joined us for a beach clean, but this was her first official task, already wearing the GG t shirt (give her a cheer!) We cleared Car Park 1.

Result: some thank-yous from Sunday walkers, and 2 bags & a purple bucket of recycling, as well as several huge bags of rubbish.

Well done, shift workers!