Saturday 20th January
Report written by Daryl Venner
Eight Goodgymers meet at the Cafe at Slades farm plus Lea brought a friend along thank you so much for Bringing him along we must get him signed up. We where meet by Martha the Task owner from Talbot Village Trust who gave us an overview of the Trust which was very interesting to hear so much about the local History.We all made our way to the woods where we where shown what needed to be done Sarah,Sophie and Milly started to clear an entrance of Holly which had grown out of control.Lea,Janet,Eleanor and Daryl started to clear an area of low lying Brambles .After an Hour we had made good progress we stopped for a much earned tea or coffee and to our surprise Martha pass round Donuts which went down a treat.At this point we where joined by Caprice who had a bad morning after spending a Evening with Friends woke to find she had a flat tyre after getting the puncture repaired she still managed to make it .that is dedication thank you so much for making it after the morning you had.We all set back to the Task in hand Daryl helping Sarah get some big Branches down we where soon clearing up and packing all the equipment away Martha was more than pleased with the work we had done.We all said our goodbyes and made our way home knowing we had done a great Mornings work well done to you all .Ilook forward to seeing you all on the next task.
Talbot Village Trust is a land-based charity, making grants of around £1 million each year to charities in East Dorset and BCP. Our estate sits on the boundary between Poole and Bournemouth and includes some very special ecologies, including that of the woodland surrounding the Talbot conservation village: https://talbotvillagetrust.org/our-estate/green-spaces/
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