It's fun to weed in the YNCA

Six GoodGym Yorkies (and a Digby dog) braved the heat of the late afternoon and assembled in the car park of the Low Moor allotments just off the Fulford Road. We were met by Josh and Nathan from York Nurturing Community who explained the task ahead and led us along the paths through the allotments.

We arrived at a very overgrown plot which needed clearing so the team started pulling up the weeds and cutting back and removing the very spikey brambles, whilst trying not to completely destroy the membrane that was supposed to be stopping the weeds. However, as the weeds had grown through and become part of the membrane, this was not an easy task.

We were careful not to dig up the herbs that were growing happily - thyme, rosemary and sage - all that was missing was the parsley! After about an hour we had cleared about 2/3 of the plot and created an impressive pile of weeds at the other end. I'm sure we will be back again to help out as there is a lot more work to do, which will probably involve some heavy digging (which we all love!).