Councillor Burgess had been the Chair of Governors for many years and had provided great service to both Nightingale Primary School and Aldersbrook Primary, where he was also Chair of Governors. He was well known in the local area, and worked very hard to achieve improvements in the Wanstead and South Woodford areas, to which he was deeply committed.
As a tribute to Councillor Burgess a tree has been planted at the front of the school, with a stone plaque to commemorate his great service to our school.