Potty about gardening in the sun
1 GoodGymer made their way to help the Beecroft Garden Primary School in Lewisham.
- Saturday, 29th of June 2019
- Led by Adele Prince
I was the only runner on this community mission so I pitched in alongside Beecroft Garden Primary School families on their volunteer gardening day. Despite the heatwave, impressive progress was made towards creating the school’s new sensory garden and outdoor chill-out and reading areas.
After doing some rubbish-clearing and weeding, Gemma asked me to prepare containers for the older pupils to pot up the flowering bedding plants they’ve been growing for sale at their summer fair – a great way of re-using empty olive oil and passata tins donated by a local pizza restaurant! The money raised from the plant sale will be used to help finish work on the garden project.
I resisted the temptation to join the children playing with buckets of water in the shade and instead stuck with watering the garden and the potted plants as a welcome way to get a bit wet and cool off from the sun.
By the time I left the other volunteers – still working hard – it was 28 degrees so I opted to walk home rather than attempt another red-faced run!
Report written by Linda Gatley
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Well done Linda, that looks like a hot task!
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