Tree O’clock, time for a world record
Take part in a
Guinness World Record attempt in Sanders Park this weekend – by
helping to plant trees.
To help celebrate National Tree Week, BBC
Breathing Places has teamed up with Guinness World Records for Tree
O’ Clock: a nationwide challenge to plant more than 600,000 trees
within a single hour (11am – 12 noon on 5th December).
Bromsgrove is taking part in the campaign and
the District Council is now seeking volunteers to help plant the
target of 215 trees in the hour as the contribution to the world
record attempt.
To verify the record all the tree-planting
across the UK and elsewhere across the world during Tree O’clock
will be photographed and the photos will be submitted to Guinness
World Records.
Students from North Bromsgrove High School and
Bromsgrove School have already confirmed that they will lend a hand
in Sanders Park - and anybody willing to help is very welcome on
the day. Just grab your wellies, roll up your sleeves and come help
us set a brand new Guinness World Record.
Bromsgrove District Council portfolio holder
for Environment and Climate Change Cllr Peter Whittaker said: “I
encourage anyone who wants to get involved with Bromsgrove’s
contribution to the World Record attempt to come on down to Sanders
Park and get stuck in with the other volunteers and Council
officers, your help will be very welcome.
“A selection of 215 native trees including
Hawthorn, Rowan and Crabapple has been chosen for generations of
park users to enjoy - as well as for the benefit the trees bring to
water vole habitats.
“As they are a renewable energy source and
help to reduce CO2 in the atmosphere, really we should all be
planting trees where it is appropriate.”
BBC Breathing Places was set up in 2005 to
encourage people to do one thing to help nature on their doorstep.
To date 478,300 people, 15 city councils, 183 partners and 27,140
school children have been involved in 1381 events with most of the
UK's leading nature organisations. 71,279 trees and flowers have
been planted, 6780 wildlife homes have been created and 1,409,235
square metres of land have been transformed.
