The Shakespearean Garden shifting soil

Help out a local community garden group


Location
The Shakespearean Garden
Platt Fields Park
Manchester
M14 6LA
Date and time
13:00 - 15:00
Saturday, 24th of May 2025
Who this task will support
The Shakespearean Garden
The concept of a Shakespearean Garden was first developed in Victorian England with the idea of creating a garden with some, or all, of the trees and flowers mentioned in the Bard’s works. With strong links to the suffrage movement and Edwardian society our garden opened in 1922 and was rescued from near obscurity by volunteers 4 yrs ago.

We have been asked by a group in Platt Fields Park to help with shifting soil to help with digging over and amending the very clay/heavy soil with compostScheone of the sections.The area is about 15ft by 8ft so not huge and I think 2 (perhaps 3) people would make fairly short work of it (a couple of hours).

Bring gloves if youre coming. Tools will be provided.

Meeting point is inside the Shakespearean Gardens in Platt Fields Park, What3Words: ///settle.lifted.always

About The Shakespearean Garden or via Platt Fields Park

The concept of a Shakespearean Garden was first developed in Victorian England with the idea of creating a garden with some, or all, of the trees and flowers mentioned in the Bard’s works. With strong links to the suffrage movement and Edwardian society our garden opened in 1922 and was rescued from near obscurity by volunteers 4 yrs ago.

About GoodGym

We're a friendly and social group who combine exercise with helping out in the local community. We meet every week to get active and do a physical task to help the charities and community organisations and projects across the Manchester region.


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I will make my own way to the task
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  • Luke Tomkinson
  • Ben Foster

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Location
The Shakespearean Garden
Platt Fields Park
Manchester
M14 6LA
Date and time
13:00 - 15:00
Saturday, 24th of May 2025
Who this task will support
The Shakespearean Garden
The concept of a Shakespearean Garden was first developed in Victorian England with the idea of creating a garden with some, or all, of the trees and flowers mentioned in the Bard’s works. With strong links to the suffrage movement and Edwardian society our garden opened in 1922 and was rescued from near obscurity by volunteers 4 yrs ago.
Walkable

As you will make your own way to the task, feel free to walk or run as you wish.

Ideal for beginners

The Shakespearean Garden
Platt Fields Park
Manchester
M14 6LA

What3words: ///settle.lifted.always


Ben Foster
Led by Ben Foster

GoodGym Manchester Run Leader


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