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Local organisations show their support for Peterborough Environment City Trust’s (PECT’s) vision to create a new Forest for Peterborough.
Dobbies Garden World Peterborough in Hampton has donated tools and equipment to PECT as part of the green charity’s mission to plant a tree for every person in the city.
Mandy Wright, Community Champion for Dobbies, Peterborough is pleased that the donation gardening equipment has been put to good use by staff at PECT. She said, “Making sure volunteers have the right tools to plant as many trees as possible is really important and we’re happy to do our bit to help create this lasting environmental legacy for the city.”
 The donation was made as part of Dobbies’ Here We Grow community campaign which offers free equipment, support and expertise to the local community to help them transform outdoor spaces.
The donated equipment is already being put to good use. In November, Cross Keys Homes along with Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Probation Trust planted 200 trees in Fengate, Gunthorpe, Westwood and Ravensthorpe. The new trees as well as shrubs have been sited around homes owned by Cross Keys Homes for the benefit of their tenants and the wider community. Cross Keys Homes is a long-standing supporter of the Forest for Peterborough and a further 200 trees will be planted by the housing association as part of a community event in February 2012.
Michael Howes, Community Payback Manager, from Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Probation Trust is delighted to have been involved in the project, he said: “Community Payback is all about giving something back to the local community and helping offenders to repay the community for the wrong they have done. It’s a great way of showing the general public that this really does work. The tree planting was a good example of how Community Payback works in practice – giving offenders new skills and resulting in environmental improvement for future generations to enjoy.”
The Forest for Peterborough aims to plant 170,000 trees over 20 years and increase the range of habitats in the city such as grassland and hedgerow to create green corridors to allow wildlife to flourish.
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Notes to Editor
Peterborough Environment City Trust (PECT) is a charity set up following Peterborough’s designation as a UK Environment City in 1992. PECT carries out research and implements practical projects to protect and improve the environment. Our mission at PECT is to lead and support the city in delivering growth and regeneration in a truly environmentally sustainable way. As a successful charity we work with a wide variety of stakeholders to make a difference for our environment – through innovation, enterprise and commitment to action on the ground. PECT has a strong track record of delivering projects of regional and national significance. It has a staff of 35 working on initiatives from green spaces to business environmental management to sustainable communities and lifestyles.
For further information please contact:
Janine Starling, Operations Manager, Peterborough Environment City Trust, The Green House, 1st Floor, 4 – 6 Cowgate, Peterborough, PE1 1NA
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