Trees4Grenfell
A guest blog about Trees4Grenfell from Marcia, an holistic social psychologist and environmentalist.
Trees4Grenfell CIC is an environmentally progressive group of people tackling urban pollution hotspots. We also aim to plant as many trees as we can to honour the victims, survivors, community and all who suffered even by watching the tragedy of the Grenfell fire.
Just Solutions 123… consulted with Grenfell survivors and community and have their approval to plant trees and develop small memorial gardens that will be tranquil places of remembrance and reflection around the location of the Grenfell Tower.
Trees and green spaces will serve to encourage and assist the process of healing. They will stand as symbolic representations of the love and community spirit witnessed on the night of the tragedy and observed throughout the area and much further afield, ever since.
North Kensington houses one of the largest motorways in central London, the A40 Westway, which sweeps through the borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Planting trees and creating green spaces will increase the biodiversity of the area and improve air quality and remove toxins from soil. New trees will add colour and variety to the bleak urban landscape.
The community gardens and their care will encourage outdoor family orientated activities and instil the importance of nurturing nature so nature nurtures our planet.
Find out more on the Trees4Grenfell website, and follow Trees4Grenfell on Twitter.
