UK: Jeremy Corbyn calls on community to volunteer at Holloway’s homeless-run allotment

The garden is set to be named after local hero Yvonne Conolly: Britain’s first black headteacher

By Lucas Cumiskey
Islington Gazette
May 20, 2019

Excerpt:

Jeremy Corbyn is backing a new community gardening project run by Friends of Wray Crescent (FoWC), which has seen it partner up with grassroots outreach group Streets Kitchen so the homeless can help grow their own food.

The project, which is funded by Islington Council and the mayor of London’s Greener City, has so far seen more than 200 volunteers muck in to help create raised plant beds where neighbours and community groups can plant their own crops. The garden is situated at the Thorpdale Road entrance to Wray Crescent Park and is set to be named after local hero Yvonne Conolly: Britain’s first black headteacher, who worked at Highbury’s former Ringcross Infant School.

The Labour leader and Islington North MP told the Gazette: “I’ve seen plants that have been put there – it looks really good.

“Big thanks to Streets Kitchen and Islington Arts and Media School for supporting this great project. People growing understand a lot about themselves, as well as the things they’re growing. It’s a fantastic initiative and I’m pleased it’s happening in Wray Crescent Park.”

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