November 2020 It's easy to forget in among all the talks about the pandemic, the economical crisis and people loosing their jobs as a result of 2 lockdowns (so far...), the issue of air pollution still stands. Traffic has increased exponentially along the roads with more and more people trying to avoid to cram into … Continue reading Time to do more
Author: Chiswick Oasis
It was the only great national papers missing and last Sunday we finally appeared on the Observer too (and the Guardian Online), courtesy of @harrietsherwood You can also download the article here
On 29th June 2019, London - The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan unveiled a 400 feet ‘green wall’ as well as other measures part of the Chiswick Oasis project aimed at tackling air pollution at St Mary's school. The project which has raised around £100,000 and gained the support of celebrities like Emma Thompson, … Continue reading Sadiq Khan opens the Chiswick Oasis
Sadiq Khan opens 400ft ‘green wall’ to fight air pollution at Chiswick school after celebrity backed campaign 29th June 2019, 1100-1800 St Mary’s School, Duke Rd, Chiswick, London W4 2DF 29th June 2019, London -- The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, will unveil a 400ft ‘green wall’ and other measures to tackle air pollution at … Continue reading Grand Opening
Last Friday (21st of June), was a busy day at St Mary's school. First of all the leader of the Council, Cllr Steve Curran, visited St Mary’s school and the new 126 metre long living wall with its 12,000 plants in preparation for the big launch on Saturday the 29th of June. Just a few … Continue reading Gearing up towards the launch
This is what we are planning to have next to the green wall and unveiled at our launch on the 29th of June. Could you please take a moment making sure your name is spelt correctly. Any issue please email us ASAP. thanks
Background Information Two years ago St Mary’s RC Primary School in Chiswick was audited by the Mayor’s Office among the 50 most polluted schools in London. A recent survey by the Times put it on top of the list of the most polluted schools in the whole of Hounslow. In 2018 a group of parents … Continue reading Chiswick Oasis Launch
This was sent today to all parents in school as a quick update Hello everyone, I hope you’re all enjoying our newly built "green wall”. I just wanted you to know that this is only #Phase #1, as we are counting to go even higher very soon. You can see a short video of the … Continue reading This week’s Newsletter
Today we started working on redecorating the dining hall at St Mary's. We've been blessed by 4 wonderful volunteers: a parent from St Mary's (Alice's dad from year 1. He will also be with us tomorrow), Carlos who was sent to us by our partners in Enjoy Work (he'll also be with us tomorrow) and … Continue reading Painting the dining room with AIRLITE
Background Information Two year ago St Mary’s School was one of the 50 most polluted schools in London and a recent survey by the Times said it was the most polluted in the whole of Hounslow. In 2018 a group of parents set out to change all that and turn it into one of the … Continue reading The Chiswick Oasis Launch
