
Back to Leo's Garden:
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A sunny November day... |
Peter Mayhew-Smith, Principal of South Thames Colleges (STC) Group,
Rosemary Scott, (STC Branch UCU member),
Angie Birtill (STC UCU H&S Convenor),
Kate Turney (STC UCU Environment Convenor),
Jamie Stevenson Director of Business Centre STC.
Named in memory of STC Facilities Officer 'Leo' Mumuney Olusanya, the garden is a great example of a green space that's developed because people in the team had the vision and perseverance to create it.
Angie Birtill said at the opening:
> "We wanted a place where workers could rest and enjoy our own garden right above Tooting Broadway: an area badly lacking in green spaces.
> We know this garden isn’t going to get rid of our stress all by itself, but it will always be a lovely place for people to recuperate when they can find time to do so.
> We know that Leo’s Garden won’t do away with the toxic air we breathe daily in London. However plants in Leo’s garden help restore clean air while offering us a place to rest. The tests that the University and College Union, Greener Jobs Alliance and Furzedown Low Carbon Zone have carried out directly outside this Tooting site show that the levels of Nitrogen Dioxide are over twice the legal limit. We need to continue campaigning on this."