Something old, something new

4 Goodgymers helped their local community in Windsor and Maidenhead
Sue
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Windsor and Maidenhead

Thursday 4th July

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This evening we were helping Busy Buttons, a local charity that provide educational support for children and young adults.

The team got to work straight away clearing the weeds from the entrance infact Sue had almost finished by the tome Amanda and Sheila arrived at 6.30pm! Great work Sue.

After some slight confusion at the start we were warmly welcomed inside the creative space by our task owner, Lau. Inside was a bright and energising space full of new works of art created by users. Sheila and Amanda were especially taken by the elaborate sewing stations.

After moving them into their new premises inside St Agnes Church on a previous task our job this week was to smarten up the garden. Jen and Sue got to work digging up an unwanted mountain ash tree sapling (the tree is fast growing and harmful to the church foundations) whilst Sheila tackled the bindweed with another local volunteer and managed to uncover the memorial to WWI and WWII victims

The team then moved planters into place and filled the with compost ready for the children to start growing vegetables and flowers - hopefully bringing fresh life into this space.


This task supported
Busy Buttons CORE charity
An inclusive charity helping each child find their unique potential using creativity & imagination

A CONSCIOUS JOURNEY "Inspired by a life-threatening event, Busy Buttons was born with an aim to promote creative expression, nurture imagination, make human connections, enrich and empower the lives of young people from diverse ethnicities and social backgrounds with varying abilities and needs. Over the years, Busy Buttons CORE has grown to continue in its outreach delivering vibrant inclusive programmes and events to the community promoting arts, heritage and culture. Addressing the recent global challenges, Busy Buttons has responded immediately by offering interactive programmes and virtual events encouraging safe but vital social interaction during lockdown, sparking creative imagination, encouraging discussion and inspiring children to reduce prolonged passive screen time and engage in hands on activities. The world is undergoing a transformation and we all must respond to very new needs and situations simultaneously as they arise. Thus we aim to encourage our young people positively to rise to the demands of the unfathomable and unpredictable challenges with great ingenuity, imagination and a ‘can do’ attitude."

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Amy L
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Thu 4th Jul at 11:08pm

Well done team! ❤️

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