BRADFORD Council’s pledge to plant a tree for every child - 55,000 trees – over the next two years has taken a first step with new trees at Addingham Primary School.
The council’s Trees and Woodlands team planted 55 trees in the school grounds with help from the children. A further 200-300 trees are set to be planted at the school in 2021.
The Tree for Every Child project was launched last month when tree planting work at Horton Park Primary and the Canterbury Estate featured on the BBC’s Countryfile programme. The Council is investing £250,000 into the tree planting programme. Schools and community groups have been invited to express an interest in taking part in the project, with a number of options, including a school orchard, native trees for the school grounds, or contributing to new woodland areas.