Presented by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Staffordshire Mr Ian Dudson CBE KStJ, the tree will be planted on Monday 28 November at Hanley Park, Cauldon Grounds.
Hanley Park to receive a special tree from the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations
Stoke-on-Trent based, Friends of Hanley Park is delighted to receive a special tree from The Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC) “Tree of Trees” which stood tall as a message of hope, regeneration and
optimism to the nation and the world as part of the Platinum Jubilee weekend celebrations.
Friends of Hanley Park joins over 300 organisations from across the UK that were
recently announced by the QGC as recipients of these special trees in The Queen’s name, which are gifted in a pot embossed with Her Majesty’s cypher.
Presented by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Staffordshire Mr Ian Dudson CBE KStJ, the tree will be planted on Monday 28 November at Hanley Park, Cauldon Grounds.
The tree becomes part of the living legacy in honour of Her Majesty, joining over a million trees already planted across the UK as part of The Queen’s Green Canopy.
We are thrilled to be chosen for our contribution to the Stoke-on-Trent, Friends of Hanley Park community.
Council leader, Councillor Abi Brown said: “What an incredible honour. The Queen’s Green Canopy inspired over a million trees to be planted nationally over the course of five months, with 11,000 trees being planted in Stoke-on-Trent, in collaboration with the Woodland Trust. To be able to host a tree from the Platinum Jubilee sculpture is simply wonderful and a great way to remember our late Monarch.”
Tom Pine from Friends of Hanley Park said: “We are thrilled that Stoke-on-Trent, and especially Hanley Park, have the opportunity to be part of the legacy for Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee. The park has welcomed several royal visitors over the years and it’s wonderful that the community’s efforts are being recognised once again, especially those of the volunteers who give their time every week and do so much to keep the park so welcoming all year round.
Lord-Lieutenant for Staffordshire said: “It is fitting that one of the trees allocated to Staffordshire will have a permanent home in the City of Stoke-on-Trent, given the commitment by the City to the Queen’s Green Canopy including the recognition of ‘Champion City’ status by the QGC team. I look forward to being present at the planting ceremony on the 28th of November.”
Background info:
The Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC) is a UK-wide tree planting initiative created to mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee. The QGC initiative has been extended to the end of the planting season in March 2023, to give people an opportunity to plant trees to honour Her Majesty.
Designed by Thomas Heatherwick, the QGC “Tree of Trees” sculpture sought to put the importance of trees at the heart of this historic milestone to celebrate Her Majesty, who planted over 1,500 trees all over the world throughout her 70-year reign.
During the summer, the trees were cared for by Barcham’s Nursery ahead of distribution at the start of the planting season in October.
The trees will be gifted evenly across the UK in proportion to the population, with each county receiving at least one tree. The Lord Lieutenants of each county, who are His Majesty The King’s representatives, have been championing the QGC locally and have selected the recipients of the special trees.
The Queen’s Green Canopy is a not-for-profit initiative. For more information please visit:
For enquires about the QGC please contact: press@queensgreencanopy.org
Information about the Friends of Hanley Park:
Friends of the Hanley Park is an independent community group that has worked in recent years to support the restoration of Hanley Park to its former glory. The group has recently relaunched and is keen to welcome new members who want to help keep our park at its welcoming best long into the future. To find out more about meetings and activities for 2023, visit the group’s Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/fohpstoke/) or email fohpstoke@gmail.com
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