It was Wednesday so it could only mean one thing: 10 GoodGymers met up at Gunnersbury Park to pick up the sheers once again and help keep the pesky brambles at bay.

Gunnersbury Estate is a not for profit organisation that has had the double whammy this year of Covid and the fire in the cafe by the pond. This has left the Estate with a significant funding gap of £250k, 40% of the entire yearly income lost in just a few short weeks.

We always enjoyed helping out at the park prior to Covid. Since lockdown when many of us have spent time in the park during lockdown, running, walking or cycling or catching up with friends so we’re more keen than ever to keep lending a hand while we can.

We met up slightly earlier than usual to make the best of the light and got stuck in with chopping back the bramble around one of the larger trees in the centre of the park.

We welcomed Louisa from Richmond on her first Community Mission and were joined by Luke and Chris from Ealing and Hammersmith and Fulham.

Passers by stopped to chat including the local police, and the time flew by. As usual Watson was ever the crowd pleaser, top marks for your PR efforts Watson. Before we knew it we’d chopped back 6 bags of the prickly stuff. Great work!

Don’t forget the virtual 5k in October that Pete Gillibrand Taskforce member in Cardiff and The Vale has set up, there’s a super dooper GG medal in it for anyone who takes part, £13 and the link for sign up is here: https://www.virtualrunneruk.com/product/goodgyms-october-5k/