Team England athlete Hayley Carruthers will help plant a series of trees in Pype Hayes Park to celebrate Birmingham’s status as a Queen’s Green Canopy Champion City tomorrow (Thursday 10 March).
The Birmingham-based marathon runner will join Councillor Mike Sharpe (Birmingham Lord Mayor’s Deputy) Cllr John O’Shea (Cabinet Member for Street Scene and Parks at Birmingham City Council) and members of the local community including Yenton Primary School to plant one thousand new trees at the park in Erdington.
Birmingham City Council has been awarded Queen’s Green Canopy Champion City status, which is given to outstanding cities who have trees and woodland as a central part of their plans for green spaces. The Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC) is a unique tree planting initiative created to mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022.
