Residents in Hartlepool are invited to help make it greener, improve people’s quality of life and give nature a boost
by taking part in the first of a number of tree planting days that will see hundreds more trees take root across the borough.
Two Community Tree Planting Days are being held by Trees for Cities and Hartlepool Borough Council in the green space around Bishop Cuthbert on:
* Saturday 17 January, 10am to 3pm
* Saturday 31 January, 10am to 3pm
The events are FREE and are open to everyone and suitable for families, with all tools and equipment provided, as well as a free lunch and refreshments.
Places must be booked online at www.treesforcities.org/bishop-cuthbert, where further information is available.
On the website, you’ll also have the opportunity to provide feedback on Trees for Cities’ draft tree planting plans for Hartlepool.
If people can’t make these dates, a further two Community Tree Planting days are planned for Saturday 21 February and Saturday 7 March near the Phoenix Centre in Hartlepool, with more information available at www.treesforcities.org/phoenix-centre.
The planting is part of the ongoing multi-year project called Tree Equity for Hartlepool led by Trees for Cities – the only UK charity working at a national scale to improve people’s lives by planting and caring for trees in cities – in partnership with the Council and other organisations.
The project – which is part-funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and The Linbury Trust - aims to tackle the very low number of trees in Hartlepool, using new tree mapping technology to plant trees in communities where they are needed most.
New trees will be planted across at least ten hectares in nature-deprived areas across the borough over the next two years,
Councillor Karen Oliver, Chair of the Council’s Housing, Growth and Communities Committee, said: “We are delighted to be working with Trees for Cities and other partners to tackle the issue of the low number of trees in Hartlepool.
“Trees have so many well-proven benefits, from reducing air pollution and encouraging wildlife to improving the quality of life for people who live around them, providing leafy, tranquil areas where people can enjoy restful time outside, away from the stresses of daily life.
“These two Bishop Cuthbert events are part of numerous exciting tree planting events that will be happening around Hartlepool over the next two years for local people of all ages to get involved in. Please come and join us!”
Roddy Shaw, Senior Development Manager at Trees for Cities, said: “We are delighted to kickstart our Community Tree Planting Days in and around Hartlepool and looking forward to getting stuck in with members of the community to create a greener and healthier urban forest for the town to enjoy.”