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📍Elm Village Open Space (Upper Tier) NW1 0JW
The refurbished area is becoming a hub for food growing, gardening and wildlife activities
Wed 18th Sep at 6:15pm
Camden Report written by Alex Murtough (he/him)
Our new mascot is a web developer.
They're a true expert in ICT (insects - caterpillars - (and) - termites).
They have promised us they will spread the GoodGym word in apartments, flats, and houses across Camden. Apparently they can get into any building.
Whilst they are neither a vegan nor a vegetarian, they (reluctantly) respect others ways of life. Unless you are an insect, caterpillar, or termite.
We will call them Camden. Camden the Big-Fluffy-MaybeScary-Super-Spider.
Our rendezvous and meet-and-great with Camden (The Big Fluffy Spider) filled the final minutes of our time at the Caversham's Listening Space Garden, amidst a darkening and (orange) moon shaped sky.
We started in our usual haunt by the Crick this evening. Caitlin, Gosia, Jackie, Steve, and I started with chatter before attempting the count-to-25 warm-up game. We didn't quite make it to 25. This irked Camden (The Big Fluffy Spider). Every successful spider - apparently - can count to 25 (flies).
Our smaller group tracked a sun-bound evening route through Camden to the Caversham, where we were met by GG Camden regular, Sarah, and GG Camden newcomers, Alfie, Anton, and Nivia (you're very welcome, all!!)
Guided by the Caversham's brill social prescriber, Jackie, we got tucked into 40 minutes of scraping, pulling, and removing summer weeds. Heads down under our encroaching evening, we each got to know someone a little better.
Thank you, all, folks (including you, Camden) for this evening - you made a huge and visible difference to this space, which is used so much by the local community - thank you :)
Here's to next time!
Thu 19th Sep at 7:03am
It was a great run and we really did a great job up there 👌. Thanks for leading it Alex and thank you all for great work 🫡.
Thu 19th Sep at 9:14am
Great report!!! And very lovely to meet new people, too (including Camden the spider) :)
Thu 19th Sep at 11:07am
Join us for a GoodGym celebration social at King's Cross on 10th October https://www.goodgym.org/v3/sessions/goodgym-celebration-at-kings-s-cross-station
Wed 18th Sep at 12:00pm
Camden Report written by John Shirley
Today we took on a common GoodGym adventure: moving things from one place to another, and then some of them back again.
The task was to sort out a pile of wood. The rotten, unusable ones were to be taken to a pile to be removed at some stage by Camden council. The re-usable bits were deposited on another pile, and were replaced where they'd started, with protective tarpaulin on top.
And that was it - apart from keeping up to date with the task owner Phil. Back next week!
Thu 19th Sep at 12:39pm
Congrats John and team!!
Thu 19th Sep at 2:31pm
Thanks Ilmi, sorry you couldn't make last Wednesday night, see you soon
Wed 18th Sep at 6:15pm
Help restore this special space for patients and the local community :)
Read moreWed 18th Sep at 12:00pm
The refurbished area is becoming a hub for food growing, gardening and wildlife activities
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The refurbished area is becoming a hub for food growing, gardening and wildlife activities
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The refurbished area is becoming a hub for food growing, gardening and wildlife activities
Read moreWed 11th Sep at 6:15pm
Camden Report written by Alex Murtough (he/him)
We explored a special (and new) space for us this week.
Tucked in the shadows of Kentish Town City Farm, Cressfield Close Sheltered Housing is a private haven for its residents.
There's a peace and a quiet in this space, and this tranquility was a welcome calm for our group as we arrived in red on Wednesday.
Met by the super-experienced Cathi, our wonderful group of Alex T, Jackie, Sarah, and Steve swiftly split into groups to tackle overgrown weeds, grasses, and foliage in the residents' private gardens.
Sarah joined Cathi, and they transformed a space across 45 minutes, pulling weeds, scraping moss, and bringing tidiness to the garden!
Alex and Steve went to battle with a hedge that had started to consume a garden - and their work returned the overbearing mass to orderly beauty!
And Jackie and I got to stripping back long grasses and brambles, filling a refuse liner before agreeing to come back soon with more hands and tools!
Thank you, all, for your work and efforts - I really appreciate it :)
To next time!!
Wed 11th Sep at 6:15pm
Help restore this special space for the local community :)
Read moreWed 4th Sep at 12:00pm
Camden Report written by John Shirley
We spent an hour forking some hard soil, to give it room to breathe and make it nice and soft again. Meanwhile, Phil from Castlehaven talked us through his journey from banking to his present role looking after the project.
Welcome to Ilmi, for her first ever Good Deed! Look out for more sessions (weekly Group Runs, as well as Community Missions and solo Missions) in Camden, Islington and all over!
Thu 5th Sep at 11:28am
Thanks John, it was great helping out! I'm looking forward to joining more activities coming up
Thu 5th Sep at 2:47pm
Good to see you Ilmi. I'm sure you'll get a friendly reception from GoodGymers wherever you go
Wed 28th Aug at 6:15pm
Camden Report written by Alex Murtough (he/him)
We witnessed a beautiful late summer sunset yesterday, and I had the joy of enjoying it alongside 15 wonderful folk :)
Ingestre Road Estate was where our group in red descended. Nestled a few minutes from Tufnell Park, this community housing is set amidst mature trees, lively flower beds, and a great-huge-magnificient (and hidden) woodland. We've helped out here a few times this year, and it was special to come back as we look towards Autumn.
Several of us (Alex T, Chalomi, Ivo, Jack, Jackie, Jenny, John, Marta, Sarah H, Steve, and I) started our evening with meandering run up and through the evening hubbub of Kentish Town - whilst several others (Darren, Emily, Jacob, and Sarah A) had made their own ways on foot and pedals.
Met by the wonderful Pete (who used to head up GoodGym Camden), we swiftly split into teams, each tackling a much-needed task.
We had Team Cut-the-Crap-Out-Of-The-Over-Grown-Area (consisting of Ivo, Jenny, Sarah A, and Sarah H), who absolutely transformed a patch of overgrown weeds and brambles across 30 strenuous minutes!
We had Team Tap>Water>Walk>Trees>Water>Repeat (consisting of Alex T, Darren, Emily, and Steve), who gave a newly planted woodland orchard of apple trees the water they deserve :)
We had Team Turn-Bog-Into-Pond (consisting of Jacob, John, and Marta), who shifted bucket after bucket of fresh sand to a natural water-draining pond, gifting it robustness ahead of the wetter months to come!
We had Team Bramble-2-Wheelbarrow-Ramble (consisting of Chalomi and Jack), who cut back oodles of overhanging bramble and who then traversed ramps, gates, and keen photographers as they carefully transported their towering barrow of cut thorns!
And we had our very own litter-picking maestro, Jackie, who bagged a huge pile of litter from both the estate and woodland :)
To top off our evening, a few of us headed to The Vine for a social natter, where we were also met by the wonderful GoodGym Greenwich AA, Rachel :)
Thank you to Pete for organising such a brilliant suit of tasks - and thank you, all, for your energy, work, and time - I appreciate it!
See you soon!
Thu 29th Aug at 10:43am
Great task Alex, i really enjoyed myself. cool to meet some new faces too
Thu 29th Aug at 10:55am
And great to see you, Chalomi!
Thu 29th Aug at 1:27pm
Nice one Alex, great task!
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