Joint effort to plant trees on housing estates
Housing association Curo has teamed up with local charities, businesses and contractors to plant more than 100 trees across its estates in Bath, Keynsham, Midsomer Norton and Radstock.
The latest trees were planted by volunteers from local Co-op stores at a planting day organised with More Trees B&NES which helped to fund many of the trees alongside Curo and the Co-op.
Pauline Tessier, who manages the Co-op’s Combe Down store in Bath, said: “It was lovely to just be out and about, doing what we do, supporting the community.”
Senior arboriculturalist at Curo Joe Robson said: “This has been a fantastic community effort, with so many organisations volunteering and helping out in different ways.
“We’re looking forward to beating this record next year and contributing in a big way to B&NES Council’s ambitious project to plant 100,000 trees by 2023.”
Trees have also been planted by contractors Gristwood & Toms, idverde and Ambience Landscapes who have all kindly donated time and resources.
These numbers have been further bolstered by volunteer organisations including Grow Batheaston, More Trees for B&NES and the Co-op volunteers.
Many of these trees were sourced from Chew Valley Nurseries which offered a charity discount.
Curo manages more than 5,000 trees across its communal areas and is committed to replacing every tree that is felled, as well as adding more trees through community partnerships.
If you think your area would benefit from tree planting, contact estates@ curo-group.co.uk.