tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post5022574722739184013..comments2024-03-28T12:26:48.341+00:00Comments on Going Gently: One Hour Of Your TimeJohn Going Gentlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-33323531356609441372017-09-20T11:07:56.234+00:002017-09-20T11:07:56.234+00:00You will be pleased to know that this post inspire...You will be pleased to know that this post inspired me to chop down an overhanging hedge so that people can walk safely along a path on the Village Green. It's the Councils job to do this but we wait forever for them to come out. Meanqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-35793291378734760252017-09-19T21:41:15.433+00:002017-09-19T21:41:15.433+00:00I am up to ten nowI am up to ten nowJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-66419102499338475062017-09-19T17:59:07.404+00:002017-09-19T17:59:07.404+00:008 Potentials is very encouraging. I volunteer at ...8 Potentials is very encouraging. I volunteer at the local American Cancer Society thrift shop, and we have a real trouble with volunteers. Ours are aging and dying. Some that remain are flat out burned out.Magehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333086721654817750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-47390896040805396762017-09-19T16:41:53.359+00:002017-09-19T16:41:53.359+00:00When some of the locals tidied up the village gree...When some of the locals tidied up the village green where my aunt lives in Wiltshire, they were told off for touching council property.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11582802009621440116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-35271527136613539912017-09-19T08:13:18.783+00:002017-09-19T08:13:18.783+00:00I'm guerrilla seeding a local patch of waste g...I'm guerrilla seeding a local patch of waste ground with pods from my hollyhocks. They've taken over the front garden this year, smothering a couple of more precious plants while I've been unable to tend things, so I'm lifting them and taking all bar a couple to the allotment. People often stop to admire them, and if I'm nearby will hand out seed pods, so this way we all get to enjoy them without me losing any of my Sanguisorba collection.Blue Shed Thinkinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02988028935854371365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-53943044528006172012017-09-19T01:49:00.159+00:002017-09-19T01:49:00.159+00:00Oh, dang it all. I really want some of those crea...Oh, dang it all. I really want some of those cream cakes but I fear Arizona is too, too far from you.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-38494278952007327712017-09-18T21:19:20.136+00:002017-09-18T21:19:20.136+00:00When i was in pittsburgh convicted fellon s were b...When i was in pittsburgh convicted fellon s were bussed in from the prison to porter the patients and run errands John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-71700408024106530672017-09-18T21:17:49.376+00:002017-09-18T21:17:49.376+00:00Thats what i hopeThats what i hopeJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-31847024859581571012017-09-18T21:17:14.629+00:002017-09-18T21:17:14.629+00:00Usually its the same old faces. But thats par for ...Usually its the same old faces. But thats par for the courseJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-15562302865684519332017-09-18T21:06:31.481+00:002017-09-18T21:06:31.481+00:00Good luck.Good luck.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-30305697920024509592017-09-18T19:09:08.397+00:002017-09-18T19:09:08.397+00:00Funny you should bring this up, I have just come b...Funny you should bring this up, I have just come back from chatting with someone about my being more able to do "one off" volunteering rather than a regular slot with a group evry week, or month or whatever. A day here, an evening there, an hour on this Tuesday. Welcomed with open arms - just goes to show you dont have to think in terms of major committments. Everybody seems really short of volunteers these days. True Northhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03634942506228468499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-16542743157745365312017-09-18T18:52:46.853+00:002017-09-18T18:52:46.853+00:00He this works for you John. As usual you are thi...He this works for you John. As usual you are thinking of others.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-75747187500557249292017-09-18T18:52:02.045+00:002017-09-18T18:52:02.045+00:00Oh me too!!! Well, I like to clean green things, s...Oh me too!!! Well, I like to clean green things, so I would be there anyway. The cream cake would be a bonus!! Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431565328544391933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-91404856313315789742017-09-18T18:20:16.984+00:002017-09-18T18:20:16.984+00:00So far I have the affable despot family, Bridget f...So far I have the affable despot family, Bridget from well street, Sandra C who runs the village hall, me and horsey sue , 8 potentials so far! John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-87924869832571964342017-09-18T18:06:50.772+00:002017-09-18T18:06:50.772+00:00Cream cakes is an excellent bribe ... good luck ! ...Cream cakes is an excellent bribe ... good luck ! I would think that people who live there would be eager to get out there and do some tidying up .. I know I would !Notes From ABroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12202279303962539035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-10657358000646118982017-09-18T17:38:12.687+00:002017-09-18T17:38:12.687+00:00Criminals are often given "community service&...Criminals are often given "community service" by the courts. Drafting in a minibus load of these folk every month might be the way forward for tidying up Trelawnyd.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-78727534586232487712017-09-18T17:34:35.037+00:002017-09-18T17:34:35.037+00:00For a cream cake I would happily pull a few weeds ...For a cream cake I would happily pull a few weeds lol.only slightly confusedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08165115156889904978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-78138341089629984782017-09-18T16:54:17.578+00:002017-09-18T16:54:17.578+00:00You have a great idea John and I think a few volun...You have a great idea John and I think a few volunteers will accomplish a lot together, inspiring each other.Terra https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396481049075747940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-85220255837966816112017-09-18T16:20:40.378+00:002017-09-18T16:20:40.378+00:00Unless you ask, you will never know who is willing...Unless you ask, you will never know who is willing to help. I hope you get a good band of helpers and the village looks good. Poppypatchworkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12749159567150084975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-23955036352665117552017-09-18T16:19:17.271+00:002017-09-18T16:19:17.271+00:00A great idea, John. Good luck.A great idea, John. Good luck.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-78651053784630155152017-09-18T16:06:19.902+00:002017-09-18T16:06:19.902+00:00I am sure one hour is do-able for most folk! If I...I am sure one hour is do-able for most folk! If I lived nearby I would join in even without the lure of a cream cake! :)Simonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02766240849932971541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-81482052599842951732017-09-18T16:04:56.351+00:002017-09-18T16:04:56.351+00:00I think so ....I shall double check I think so ....I shall double check jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11768412051072046973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-38862861586437874652017-09-18T16:03:07.897+00:002017-09-18T16:03:07.897+00:00It's difficult to stir up collective responsib...It's difficult to stir up collective responsibility these days. Good luck.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-62409237660202879652017-09-18T15:46:24.671+00:002017-09-18T15:46:24.671+00:00Great stuff already I have 5 volunteers are you fr...Great stuff already I have 5 volunteers are you free this Sunday or sat ( or the followibg week )for 1 hour?the power of the tinternet eh?<br />John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-37897333085245088292017-09-18T15:42:39.007+00:002017-09-18T15:42:39.007+00:00I would come, if I lived there. We need some volun...I would come, if I lived there. We need some volunteers here, but sadly out of quite a large village we only have a few dedicated volunteers which run the groups and clubs. Like you we need a few more to keep the place tidy. Meanqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.com