Tuesday 20th January
Report written by Yianny (he / him)
**GoodGym Lambeth Run Report ๐โโ๏ธ
**When Life Gives You Manure, Makeโฆ Well, Compost! ๐ฉโก๏ธ๐ฑ
What a night at Brixton Waterworks allotments! We had a plot twist (see what we did there? ๐ฟ) with a late session change, but that just meant we got to meet the absolute legend that is Jane - who at just shy of 90 is still out there gardening when the sun goes down. Talk about growing old gracefully! ๐๐ต๐ช
**The Leadership Shovelshuffle
With AA Yianny stuck crawling down the motorway (probably behind someone doing 20mph in a Fiat Panda), our superhero Fi stepped up to lead the troops. She really rose to the occasion - unlike Yiannyโs speedometer! ๐ฆธโโ๏ธ๐๐จ
**Getting Down and Dirty
The crew got stuck in with: โ ๐ช Shovelling manure (proof that weโre not afraid of a crappy situation!) โ ๐ Barrowing it about (wheely hard work!) โ ๐ Apple picking for those nursing dodgy backs (the core of our operation) โ ๐ช Clearing Janeโs plot of chopped trees (we really branched out!)
**The Results
By the end, weโd shifted an enormous amount of green waste ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฒ - enough to make even the compost heap jealous!
Big thanks to Annick and Jane for having us. We had a growing good time! ๐ฑ๐
Remember: We came, we sawed, we mulched! ๐โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
The Friends of Windmill Gardens (FoWG) were formed in 2003 with three aims: * to get the Grade II listed Brixton Windmill restored and opened for public visits โ in 2002 it had been put on English Heritage's buildings at risk register; * to make Windmill Gardens park a more welcoming space for local people; * to have a new education centre at the windmill. Windmill Gardens gained a Green Flag Community Award in 2015 and we have just been judged again so our fingers are crossed that we will retain the award for the next two years.
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