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Mrs J would like to enjoy the garden she was once very proud of. This would greatly help with her mental health.
Fri 6th Jun at 3:00pm
Mrs J would like to enjoy the garden she was once very proud of. This would greatly help with her mental health.
Read moreWednesday 4th June
Joe Montague (He/him) been Mission Verified.
Congratulations to Joe who is now Mission Verified. They're now ready to start running GoodGym missions to help older people and running alone to community mission. Give Joe a cheer to kickstart their mission running career.
Wed 4th Jun at 6:00pm
Oxford Report written by Anwen Greenaway
After an 11th hour cancellation of our planned task (thanks to the task owner getting a wasp sting to the face) we headed to Marston Forest Garden instead.
The warm spring has had grass, goose grass, michaelmas daisies etc springing up and swamping the fruit trees, so we were on a mission to clear some of that and give the trees and shrubs room to breathe. We carefully worked around goji berries, seabuckthorn, plum trees and more, avoiding the Nepalese raspberries and wild strawberries. An hour made a big difference, so a good alternative task for a sunny evening!
Lovely to have a London visitor in the form of Kash.
Well done for reaching 100 Good Deeds Fred - superstar!
Wed 28th May at 6:00pm
Oxford Report written by Bethan Greenaway
We LOVE a scything session!!
The weather was perfect last night for a meander through the Eyot and a spot of cleaning and clearing. After meeting Charlie and having a reminder of the safest way to carry and use the scythes, we strolled to the area that needed attention. Aston's Eyot has a lot of clearings which often get over grown by nettles. This prevents any other flora and fauna from getting established. After splitting into team-scythe and team-rake we got to work. Accompanied by the sounds of the "bumping" boat races and the sassy announcer (very stereotypical Oxford) we made short work of a large parch of nettles and lopped some low hanging branches for safety and to let more light in. It was a delightful task, full of chat about running, books, bakeries and hearing about adventures to New Zealand and Canada from Becky and Ellie!
Thank you for the report title Joe!
Wed 21st May at 6:00pm
Oxford Report written by Bethan Greenaway
Last night we returned to the magical spot that is Boundary Brook Nature Reserve. we've done lots of tasks here over the years - usually moving heavy things, laying paths or digging out bramble roots! This evening's jobs were a little more gentle - or so we thought!
Helen needed us to plant out some little plug plants on the outskirts of the meadows so that they can naturally pollinate and spread over time. Despite the rain earlier in the day, the dry weather meant that the ground was rock hard!
We soon had a fab tag team approach. The water carriers would soak the ground, the planters could then dig and plant the plugs, then more water was added. We made short work of 50 plug plants allowing time to lop over-hanging branches around the paths and start weeding a soft-fruit area.
Bethan and Joe then did a gorgeous after task run.
A lovely evening - good work team!!
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