Getting the Cycle Network Back in Shape!
7 GoodGymers made their way 6km to help the SUSTRANS and SUSTRANS in Sheffield.
- Monday, 2nd of September 2024
- Led by Kim Longbon
Five GoodGymers left the Showroom on another glorious Monday night with half an idea of where we were going! After finding Sustrans Simon and the other Sustrans volunteers, we found Curly Cat too. Armed with litter pickers, shovels, snippers and brooms we spent 45 minutes clearing up an overgrown section of the cycle network. We snipped picked, brushed and scraped at the vegetation that was narrowing the path and cleared up around the benches and stairs to make the area more appealing for both foot and bike passengers.
As ever, there were some excellent finds including a duvet! We dragged out a load of Himalayan Balsam and stinging nettles. We also saw a beautiful flock of geese land themselves in the river.
By the time we left, this area of the cycle network which it very widely used was much more inviting for the public and as we were working, lots of the users thanked us which is always lovely to hear!
Another great job for the GoodGymers.
Looks like the evenings are drawing in us again and so from next week, it is probably time to dig out those head torches!
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