Thirty years of dedication
Thursday, 10 September, 2009
Les Spiteri, a Barnehurst paramedic recently celebrated 30 years with the London Ambulance Service.
Les joined the Service in 1979 as an ambulance man, becoming a paramedic 11 years ago and was honoured for his long service by Chief Executive Peter Bradley. 53-year-old Les said:"I love what I do and still get lots of job satisfaction. I joined up because I always wanted to work in the emergency services and I'm still happy to be here after 30 years.
The married father-of-two has been working
out of St Paul's Cray ambulance station for the past 20 years and has had spells working across London in Waterloo, Bloomsbury, Oval and Woolwich. An award-winning gardener, Les also recognises
the importance of being able to relax.He
said:"I've been looking after the roof garden at St Paul's Cray for 20 years now. In this job you need to unwind when you can and in the short breaks we have on stations I'd much rather be in the garden than stuck inside watching TV."
Chief Executive Peter Bradley said:"Reaching 30 years is a fantastic achievement and shows the dedication and commitment of Les. It is this dedication that makes us the Service we are today and I'm very proud of that."
