Compton Terrace Gardens
93 GoodGymers have supported Compton Terrace Gardens with 26 tasks.
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Saturday 12th October 2024 10:00am - 1:00pm
Saturday 9th November 2024 10:00am - 1:00pm
Saturday 14th December 2024 10:00am - 1:00pm
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Gardening
Saturday 14th September
Written by Cherian Li
Gardening in front of a grade 1 heritage!
On the EDGE of glory at Compton Terrace Gardens
Monday 3rd June
Written by Simon Fitzmaurice
On a lovely mild Monday evening, Goodgymmers Luke and Simon met up (a bit earlier than usual) at the Arsenal Community Hub on Benwell Road for our weekly group run session. Together, we ran approximately 1 mile to up Whistler Street, across Highbury Fields and towards Union Chapel, meeting with Anne, Emily and Jo upon arrival.
Lovely gardening volunteer Elise of Compton Terrace Gardens was thrilled to see an excellent crew of Goodgymmers down for a special Monday evening session, ready to help in the lead up to Islington in Bloom. Our objective for the evening was to create a clean edge around the main pathway through this beautiful public park- clipping away any excess grass and weeds before the area is assessed for the competition. We used a mix of gardening hoes, edging tools, grass knives and wire brushes to clear the extra foliage over the course of 50 minutes.
We were really happy to be able to complete our task within the alloted timeframe- super satisfying, well done!
GOODGYM ISLINGTON NEWS
Achilles International VI Guide Running Sessions
Every Thursday, 6pm, Various London locations
On Thursday evenings, the all abilities sports charity Achilles International holds a group run session at a London location.
Here is a list of our upcoming events and sign up pages. Runners, supporters and guides of all abilities and experiences welcome!
Thursday 6th June- Green Park
Thursday 13th June- Paddington Rec Track
Thursday 20th June- Battersea Park
The Garden Classroom- Weekly Volunteer Mornings in Islington Parks!
Wednesday mornings, 10am - midday, Newington Green
The Garden Classroom has started multiple weekly open garden mornings in Newington Green, Market Road and Hillside Park (near Caxton House). Set up by trained horticulture specialists and open to all!
Newington Green Next Wednesday- 10am - midday
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Lighthouse Community Group- Uplifting a new living space for residents!- Morning Task
The Lighthouse Foundation sent a special referral to Goodgym Islington!
The team will be meeting at over Evershot Street, Stroud Green for an early morning, pre-work task!
This location is in need of some attention, ready for new residents to move in.
Expected tasks would include:
Clearing the space as best we can
Moving few heavy things around to new locations
Tending to the garden space at the back
Wednesday 5th June:
https://www.goodgym.org/happenings/evershot-community-building-up-challenge-morning-task
Wednesday 12th June:
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Highbury Quadrant Greening with Elizabeth House
Every Saturday, 10.30am - 12 midday, Highbury Quadrant Meadow
A fantastic task for post-parkrun runners at Highbury Fields or Finsbury Park!
Elizabeth House Community Centre, in partnership with Islington Council, Highbury Quadrant Tenants and Residents Association, Highbury Councillors and community organisations transformed three unloved and unusable green spaces on Highbury Quadrant estate.
These green spaces have been designed into three distinct spaces, improving bio-diversity and the local environment. There is now a beautiful meadow, an orchard and woodland areas.
Local residents have the opportunity to access these green spaces and take part in gardening and nature based activities, every Saturday mornings 10 am to 12 pm.
Saturday 22nd June-
Saturday 6th July-
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Compton Terrace Gardens Open Volunteer Morning
Saturday 8th June, 10am - midday, Union Chapel, Islington
A friendly gardening group started to look after the park about 10 years ago. We are always looking for more help - with planting, mulching, pruning, and all the other things a garden needs.
Everyone welcome, no special skills needed! Lots of fresh air and a nice chance to meet local people.
A smashing community mission for those partaking in Highbury Fields or Finsbury parkrun on a Saturday morning!
Friends of Canonbury Square- Volunteer Morning (June)
Saturday 15th June, 10am, Canonbury Square Gardens
Lending a hand with this beautiful neighbourhood maintained garden in Islington, a perfect post-parkrun task!
Crouch End Open Space (CREOS) Volunteering Day
Sunday 16th June, 11am - 1pm, Hanley Tennis Club Car Park, Greenways
Our monthly trip to CREOS this year for a woodland regeneration- loads of smashing forest path building has been planned!
https://www.goodgym.org/v3/sessions/crouch-end-open-space-creos-volunteering-day-june-2024
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Dulwich Runners- Midsummer Relays 2024
Wednesday 19th June, 6.45 - 8.45pm, Dulwich Park
Dulwich Runners have a proud history of organising summer races in Dulwich Park to support and publicise the Club in the South London community.
Goodgym are planning on entering at least one relay team to this awesome grass roots event!
Feel free to organise teams of 3 in advance, or we can try to form teams of individuals from sign ups to this page.
All abilities welcomed and encouraged!
https://www.goodgym.org/v3/sessions/dulwich-runners-midsummer-relays-2024
Guide Runners and Supporters needed for Metro Blind Sport Athletics 2024
Sunday 29th June, 10am - 5pm, Mile End Athletics Track
We are proud of the Metro Games, the only remaining national athletics event specifically for visually impaired people. It’s a great opportunity to take part in athletics at a great facility, have fun, making new friends and catching up with some old friends!
All abilities, ages and sight levels are welcome!
We'ed soon decreed what they needed
Saturday 11th May
Written by John Shirley
Bathed in glorious sunshine, Compton Terrace Gardens looked rather nice on Saturday morning - apart from those pesky weeds! The small, scrubby plants dominated the growing areas, starving all the nice ones of goodness, and generally making the place look a mess.
Agata joined me from Hackney and within two and a half hours we'd filled four green bags and a wheelbarrow. There was also time for some planting. And we had a nice chat.
Join us next month, and see if we can help the Gardens get among the medals for Islington In Bloom 2024.
Churning Our Keep
Saturday 13th April
Written by John Shirley
Cherian came from Hendon, Dan from Hackney, Lisa and John from Camden Town, Mehmet from UCL (the long way round) and Scarlett from Australia (an even longer way round). Welcome especially Lisa (recommended to GoodGym by our Angeliki) and Scarlett to their first ever good deed.
Arriving bang on time, or even earlier in some cases, we were soon provided with a random selection of digging and cultivation tools. We set to work churning the earth in preparation for seeding an area of Compton Terrace Gardens which had become worn and bereft of grass due to wavering walkers veering off the path.
We took a bucket-full of stakes, bamboo sticks and variously-sized poles, positioning them round the earth we'd prepared earlier, as a subtle warning to any passers-by to "Keep Off The Good-deed".
Then came the seeds themselves, a consistent shower of grass-coloured specks spread evenly and thickly over the newly churned soil by our super sextet, before being covered by top-soil from two large, newly-opened bags.
We hadn't finished yet. There were twigs and small branches to be picked up, making the place look a lot tidier. Whenever we thought the task was almost complete, we spotted many more twigs and small branches previously invisible to the naked eye.
And Lisa did a great job rescuing a park bench from an overgrown bush, making it once again somewhere safe to sit without being assaulted by superfluous branches.
Putting My Hose Out Of Joint
Saturday 16th September 2023
Written by John Shirley
Once again GoodGym was on hand to assist Friends of Compton Terrace Gardens with their monthly gardening group. This time the task was to fertilise shrubs, with a special mixture which had to be spread around the roots of each shrub.
Then it was necessary to water each shrub, to deter foxes from eating the fertiliser. There was enough time for some extra watering around the gardens after that task was finished, at least when there wasn't a kink in the hose.
A Rake’s Progress
Saturday 3rd June 2023
Written by Islington runner
They’re preparing for the Islington in Bloom competition, so there were loads of volunteers. I focussed on taking the grass.
