Sadly it is the end of an era. Portslade Green Gym – the wonderful group of volunteers who have been managing Madeira Drive Green Wall for us for so many years, has closed.

It is very hard to maintain a voluntary group these days. The Green Gymers haven’t been getting any younger – and have found it hard to recruit new members.

Such a shame, given how important social contact and exercise is for older people – and how much they have contributed to the Maderia Drive and other sites across Brighton & Hove. They have visited once or twice a year since 2016 – a decade of hard work to keep down troublesome plants, nurture the baby spindle trees planted by us, and litter pick.

Here they are on film in 2022 for LatestTV.

Thank you to all the wonderful volunteers who have helped over the years. You shall be missed.