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9 GoodGymers made their way to help the Holgate Community Orchard and Apiary in York.
- Wednesday, 17th of January 2024
- Led by York runner
A hardy bunch of GG Yorkies braved the sub-zero temperatures to help Helen at the Holgate Community Orchard once again. Some may have been tempted by the promise of a Wassail that was taking place at the orchard after our task
Tonight's task was to move some wood chip onto the pathways to top them up. With only 2 wheelbarrows we took it in turns to shovel and wheel the wheelbarrows (another tick on the January Bingo Challenge!) down along the paths, whilst myself and Jenna got to work on some wooden pallets. We moved a small pile of pallets from one side of the orchard to the other and Jenna sawed the largest one in half before we left them all neatly stacked. John helped Helen to rake the large piles of wood chips as they were delivered, making a lovely, soft and thick path, filling in all around the bench area.
As our hour was up, we finished the last few barrows of wood chip as the Wassaillers arrived. We stayed and watched their dance around the trees (including putting toast on the trees to attract robins), had some warm cider and enjoyed their singing and dancing before heading to the pub to warm up.
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