Finding Our Inner Sheep

Rachel Cook from Wild Maidenhead invited us to help maintain their wildflower bed in Kidwells Park. An amazing 8 Goodgymmers turned up to help out and celebrate the end of the week. Our task was to remove as much of the grass as possible that was growing in amongst the wildflowers. Rachel asked us to behave like sheep, so some of us pulled up grass on our hind quarters, and some on all fours. We chatted as we worked and herd about Roberta's exciting holiday plans. By the end of the session we had filled a whole dumpy bag full of grass. The bare soil will allow the yellow rattle to grow which should help control the grass in future. Sol also planted some teasels in the uncovered earth, which the birds will love next autumn. Its great to see such biodiversity in our local park But we weren't just celebrating the end of the week, but also Sol's 50th Good Deed. Well done Sol! Amy presented her with a well-earned medal. So after grazing the grass in the the wildflower bed, we moved on to graze on some raspberry and white chocolate muffins in the Nature's Haven garden. As Amy put it so beautifully:

Sol has done 50 good deeds, but since she always gives 200%, that 50 is worth 100! 'Sun' by name and sunshine by nature, Sol's infectious enthusiasm and positive energy has brightened up so many of our sessions and with her mindful approach, she inspires us all to 'find our own enjoyment'. She started out graffiti cleaning with us and has since litter picked all over the place, enjoyed lots of allotment sessions, shifted furniture, built a French drain, cleaned a fridge, become an expert wader and more! As a Taskforce member, Sol has also led 12 sessions, enabling even more 'sharing of the love and joy' of GoodGym. Well done Sol! Thank you also to Sheila for the yummy cakes.