Wed 1st May at 6:45pm
Windsor and Maidenhead Report written by Windsor and Maidenhead runner
A warm(ish) Wednesday evening back at Maidenhead Community Allotment saw 10 GoodGymers facing a long list of jobs to do. But there was no point in losing the plot because, as we all know, manure hands make light work.
So, we quickly set to our tasks, which included: shovelling soil from one overfilled raised bed to another empty one, trimming the side branches off of some tree cuttings so they can be tree-cycled as canes for the plants, and tipping horse poo into plastic compost bins so it can mature.
As always, there was lots to chat about as we went, and it was lovely to welcome new member Samrita, all the way from Reading, and to welcome back familiar face Meggie, all the way from Italy! It was also brilliant to have Mother/Daughter dream team Brenda and Jen visiting from Slough. We hope to see you all again soon.
We made a good start on digging trenches for runner beans in one of the beds we’d just dug, when, before we knew it, it was time to down tools. But we were pleased with how much we managed to get done in just over an hour, which shows what you can achieve if you keep calm and carrot on.
Thu 2nd May at 2:12pm
Great job all! Excellent report Nicola 😆
Wed 1st May at 6:45pm
Wednesday night is GoodGym night in Maidenhead
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Fri 2nd Oct 2020 at 9:15am
Windsor and Maidenhead Report written by Lara Edmonstone-West
Self-logged report by Lara:
In the pouring rain but with a smile on my face I helped marshal the Maidenhead drive through vaccination clinic. Amazing to see so many people getting their vaccinations!
Register and report edited by Area Activator Amy to add Meggie and Robert, who also did volunteer shifts at the Drive-thru Flu Vaccination Centre on dates in September but didn't self log. Many thanks to Stephan for giving GoodGym the opportunity to support the clinic through his work with Maidenhead Bridge Rotary and for coordinating everything!
Tue 6th Oct 2020 at 10:59pm
Well done Lara! Great work, especially in the downpour x
Sun 20th Sep 2020 at 9:00am
Windsor and Maidenhead Report written by Amy L (she/her)
#Magpies150Challenge
This year Maidenhead Magpies Football Club are celebrating their 150th year. As part of their celebrations, and at a time when many local charities have been terribly impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, they have launched the Magpies 150 Challenge, through which they are aiming to raise at least £150,000 to support 15 Maidenhead and Windsor based charities. You can find out more about the chosen charities by visiting their website here.
GoodGym Windsor and Maidenhead are supporting this brilliant initiative by taking on a different challenge every month, each one based around the numbers 150, 15 or 1.5. We are fundraising via this Just Giving page, we hope our efforts will raise awareness for the Magpies and their fantastic community support work, and we'll have a bit of fun and get fit while we're at it.
Super September
We kicked off our year of 150s with a distance challenge, to collectively run or walk 150 miles. GoodGym normally work in kilometres so that would have been the obvious metric to go for, but we wanted to stretch ourselves, so miles it was! The original plan was to do it all on Sunday 20th September, but in the preceding fortnight the challenge took on a life of its own and became a whole weekend event. Running and fundraising on Saturday too - why not!?
And the weekend was a great success! In the end we covered over 196 miles, and we raised £278. Even though this was a virtual event with most runners going solo, the team spirit was fantastic and really spurred us on. WhatsApp and Strava didn't know what had hit them, and along with our legs, the emojis for clapping, cheering, trophies, medals, strong arms, 'boom', stars, rockets, celebrations, love, sweat and tears (of laughter) are going to need a few days' rest.
The weather was glorious and as well as pounding the pavements of our towns we also reveled in the beautiful scenery of Windsor Great Park, along the Thames Path, up Winter Hill, through Cookham and Bisham Woods, around Pinkneys Green and Maidenhead Thicket, and along the Greenway through Cookham fields and Braywick Nature Reserve.
So let's celebrate the team's achievements...
What a great weekend, and in support of so many worthwhile local causes. Keep an eye on the GoodGym Windsor and Maidenhead Facebook page and Happenings page for next month's 150 challenge and many more ways to get involved.
Mon 14th Sep 2020 at 6:00pm
Windsor and Maidenhead Report written by Amy L (she/her)
Meggie, Angie and Raymond met at the sun-kissed Maidenhead Community Allotment this evening to tackle a number of tasks. The to do list included watering, edging around fruit trees, spreading topsoil over a bed recently vacated by peas and tomatoes, weeding, and sowing some Calendula seeds.
Last week Sue asked whether there was anything any of our runners would particularly like included in the plans for the allotment, and the Calendula was Meggie's idea.
I'd love to see some Calendula in the allotment.It's a beautiful plant that flowers for many months...and it is an edible flower so it would be in its own right place.
We can't wait to see those pretty orange flowers next Spring and we're intrigued to have a taste too...
Well done everyone on your hard work this evening.
Mon 14th Sep 2020 at 6:00pm
Water, weed and dig to help this community veggie plot thrive
Read moreMon 7th Sep 2020 at 6:00pm
Windsor and Maidenhead Report written by Amy L (she/her)
There is no 'I' in 'Team', but there is an 'A' for Angie and an 'M' for Meggie!
Check out the photo of the beatuiful sunflower that greeted them when they arrived at the allotment this evening. Quite a change from when Angie was last here at our launch in February! This is thanks in no small part to Meggie's dedication to this community project.
Meggie describes the evening's work:
This evening we have been tackling all the jobs listed by Sue: the hole has been filled; we moved to the compost bin all the weeds, cuttings and soil with roots from behind the shed; from the same pile of cuttings and soil we selected all the good soil that could be re-used in the raised beds and we stored it in a few big bags. In the meantime the butts have been topped up. While I was watering the plants Angie had been weeding the paving slabs and around the shed and she did the magnificent edging in the photo.
A plane was about to land on it thinking it was T6 in London Heathrow
While they were working they had a supervisor checking the quality of the jobs done. It was a cute Robin that kept them company all evening.
Mon 7th Sep 2020 at 6:00pm
Water, weed and dig to help this community veggie plot thrive
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