Ivy there yet?

6 Goodgymers helped their local community in Windsor and Maidenhead
Angela Shaw
Jack Douglas
Jess Smith
Diya Singh
Viv Purchese
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Windsor and Maidenhead

Wednesday 9th July

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Diya Singh
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Six goodGymers met in Desborough Park on a warm summer evening. The ground had been baked solid so the task had changed from digging a garden bed to cutting ivy and litter picking. The task owner was suddenly taken ill so couldn't make it. There we were, clueless and directionless but in true GoodGym fashion, we made something out of nothing!

Angela and Viv got started on litter picking, accompanied by the very clever Flora (the way she persisted to find that tennis ball inside the dense bush was applause worthy!). Jess, Kanika and Diya got started on trimming the ivy around the community centre building. Joanne from Wild Maidenhead and Councillor Jack advised we cut the stems 1.5mt from the ground and the tops would just wither and fall off. Jack and Joanne then proceeded to water the beds at the top of the park.

Kanika set high standards with an impressive, clear line where she had cut the ivy. Jess promptly followed in her footsteps creating an admirable line. Diya definitely came last in this neatness category!

Ivy trimming was hard work - dry, dusty, not easily accessible but we made a fair go at it. Viv and Angela joined us after a round of litter picking and relieved our tired arms.

It might not look like much but we got there in the end!



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Windsor and Maidenhead runner

Thu 10th Jul at 12:06pm

Your report made it sound more fun than it was 😆 But the GG spirit says, never back down 💪 and so we didn't! Thanks for leading us Diya!

Viv Purchese

Thu 10th Jul at 8:29pm

Well done for report and pics

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