After almost a year of back-and-forth organising, the Arkwood team all ventured to Beckton Park to do some volunteer dredging at Itchycoo pond. The pond and community garden is cared for by Brian and Pam, who named it after the 1968 song ‘Itchycoo Park’ by the Small Faces because of the itchy feeling one might get by standing next to the stagnant water. We removed 21 glass bottles, 10 bricks, a broken mirror, tins, bits of wood, and a plastic sign from 1999 looking as new as the day it was made.
Brian and Pam were amazing hosts and made sure to make us feel comfortable. We managed to dredge up a pretty fair amount of sludge, and we’ll definitely be going back to dredge again!
