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Residents out in Force to ‘Green the Marsh’

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Residents out in Force to ‘Green the Marsh’


Residents of the East Marsh, local school children, and a couple of Mariners came together to make their home ward greener at a tree planting day in one of Grimsby’s popular parks.


Dedicated volunteers planted 30 red maple, sweet chestnut, elm, tulip tree, and sweetgum trees in Grant Thorold Park as a part of an ambitious project from community group East Marsh United (EMU), who have a long-term, sustainable vision to ‘green the Marsh’.


Children from Weelsby Primary, St Mary’s Catholic Primary, Strand Primary, William Barcroft Primary, Grant Thorold Forest, Havelock Academy and Phoenix House started the day with the guidance of expert arboriculturist Russell Horsey and the Create Streets Foundation, which is supporting East Marsh United with this project. In the afternoon, volunteers from across Grimsby continued planting, along with dignitaries and two players from Grimsby Town Football Club, Harry Clifton and Shaun Pearson.


A number of local businesses and organisations got involved, including Humberside Fire & Rescue, Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust, were on hand to help out, and the team behind Grimsby Garden Centre donated a ‘Happy to Chat’ bench, to get people talking.


Billy Dasein, proud East Marshian and founder of EMU said: “It was such a phenomenal, heartwarming day. Some people were there to plant trees in honour of their loved ones; others were there simply because they care about their local park.”


The next step is to plant a further 30 trees next year, starting with trees lining Rutland Street and across Cleethorpes Road. As well as making the East Marsh a more vibrant place, the goal of the project is to show the next generation of East Marsh residents the importance of nature and its impact on our urban environments.


For more information, to sponsor a tree, or get involved with volunteering, visit www.eastmarshunited.org/trees.


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