Re Gooseberry bush.... happy coincidence, now is the best time of the year to move it.
Prune it back and dig a big circle around it to get as much of the rootball as possible .
Pop it in a pot and cover it with soil . When you replant try to back fill the hole with organic matter ( home compost if you can get hold of any - if you've got a sack I can give you some when you visit Liverpool but probably cheaper to buy some than detour unless you want to see the garden again - needs another month or so although the crocosses are out and daffs just starting).
Back sure you water it well when you replant.
Ideally dig it up the same day that you replant it if possible.
If the rootball is too big for a pot then wrap the rootball in a Hessian sack.
Gooseberry bushes are tough as old boots and sold bare rooted this time of year so you'd do well to kill it
