Determinedly doing deep double digging – GoodGym style!

14 Goodgymers helped their local community in Lewisham
Angela Park
Lindsay Ramsey
Isaac Beevor
Alison Pike
Julian Osman
Clare Nicholson
Matthew Tipler
Meriel Smith
Linda Gatley
Iitmari
Steve Lee
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Lewisham

Monday 9th October 2023

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Digging trenches in compacted stony ground is difficult enough in normal conditions and takes even more determination after a heatwave, leaving the soil dry and hard – but we triumphed! Thanks to a fantastic show of GoodGym energy and muscle power, we dug deep not just once (lifting away top soil) but twice (loosening lower level soil and incorporating organic matter), helping to create the perfect conditions for rapid growth of new saplings soon to be planted at the Ladywell Fields Tiny Forest. Equally impressively, we pounded into place another 10 posts ready for fencing to be installed around the site of the forest extension.

This was a first ever task for Meriel – welcome to GoodGym! There will be plenty more opportunities for all of us to help with double digging and other tasks supporting this ambitious community-led project before planting day in early December.


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