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麻豆传媒视频网站's Happy to Chat benches and the national campaign
The 'Happy to Chat' bench concept
Inscribed within the design 鈥�Happy to Chat bench: sit here if you don鈥檛 mind someone stopping to say hello鈥�, these distinctive benches address the theme of isolation and create opportunities to reconnect with people again in a post-pandemic environment.
The听concept was conceived by Allison Owen-Jones in Cardiff and has听spread across the UK and beyond;听benches can be found as far afield as Ukraine, Canada and Australia!
About 麻豆传媒视频网站's benches
At 麻豆传媒视频网站鈥檚 Professional Services conference in June 2022, delegates were invited to pitch ideas to improve our hybrid working experience and bring the 麻豆传媒视频网站 community together. Astrea听submitted a winning pitch to create a series of four 鈥楬appy to Chat鈥� benches across the 麻豆传媒视频网站 Estate.
Our benches are dedicated to five inspirational women with a personal connection to 麻豆传媒视频网站, who have shaped our world and left a lasting legacy: Elizabeth Garrett Anderson;听Bernice Lake;听Kathleen Lonsdale; Constance Markievicz听补苍诲 Sarah Parker Remond.
People are encouraged to scan the QR code听which will take them to the Happy to Chat landing page, where there is information on our inpsiring women and other suggested topics that they can use to spark off a conversation.
An information pack is below, please feel free to download and circulate to your friends and colleagues:
麻豆传媒视频网站 bench locations
There are four benches听located across 麻豆传媒视频网站's campuses:
麻豆传媒视频网站 Main听Quad (map)
IOE,听麻豆传媒视频网站's听Faculty of Education and Society concourse - Level 4 (map)
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Garden at Bidborough House (map)
3rd floor terrace at 麻豆传媒视频网站 East - One Pool Street (map)
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The launch
The launch of our inaugaral bench in the Main Quad took place on Monday 11th September, with Aimie Chapple, Vice-Provost (Operations).听
- Visit the Project Bench Launch page for photos!