Green Gym with scythes and rakes


A set of three scythes has been purchased by the Abingdon Green Gym using a donation from Annington.

The green gym volunteer community group undertakes environmental management and repair tasks to care for green spaces in Abingdon and surrounding areas. Michael sent me pictures of volunteers in Barton Fields raking hay that had previously been cut using scythes.

Stacy Whitehead, Marketing Manager at Annington, said: ‘Gifting the scythes not only helps the gym members learn new conservation skills, but also allows Annington to do its part to conserve the local area.’ Thank you to Annington for the first picture. There are more in this week’s Herald.

Annington became one of the largest private owners of residential property in the UK following the purchase of 57,434 homes from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in 1996. Most of these properties are leased back to the MoD. A significant number, however, have been handed back to Annington who then refurbish and make available for sale or private rental at open market prices. They recently put on the market eight refurbished properties in Shippon, near Abingdon.

2 thoughts on “Green Gym with scythes and rakes

  1. Michael

    The Grim Reaper comes in many guises! Sorry to spoil the illusion but Barton Fields was cut by a motor mower – the area is far too big for scything.

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