Plantober is causing a buzz
We are so excited to work with local scouting and guiding groups again this year to encourage the younger generation to engage with nature and contribute to nurturing the future.
A new Orchard and outdoor classroom with Anya Gallete and The Turner Contemporary
Back in the spring we received one of those pinch me emails from the team at the Turner contemporary asking if we were interested in being part of a new exhibition and project around the apple. We then worked with Anya Gallaccio, the Turner team and the amazing Donna at Grow Fruit Trees, to pick the trees for Anya’s design.
Third Sector Awards - Highly Commended Small Charity of the Year Award
We were delighted to have been awarded a Highly Commended accolade for Small Charity of the Year at the Third Sector Awards.
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire Make A Difference Award - Green Award Winner
It was a wonderful surprise to see Vhari reach the shortlist for BBC Radio Cambridgeshire Make A Diffrence Award. She was totally taken aback, and lost for words, which many of you will know is a rare thing!
SME Awards Cambridgeshire - Silver winner for Community Business of the Year
We were delighted as a team to have won a Silver award for the charity in the Cambridgeshire SME Awards for Community Business of the year.
Hunts Forum of Voluntary Organisations - Rural Volunteer Award
Founder, Vhari Russell was delighted to have picked up the Rural Volunteer Award organised by Hunts Forum.
Mulching
Tree care for us, it is really important to look after the trees we planted, to ensure the best success rate possible. So we organised a mulching party at Huntingdon Racecourse where we check on the trees and give them a good layer of mulch, we then did some essential wedding, taking out any that had not made it, luckily there were very few that had not made it.
Ollies Wood - naming of the new wet woodland
We named the wood the week that Ollie would have turned 18, life sometime takes the ones we love to soon, so its really special that we could name this wood in memory of Ollie and his family can enjoy working around the wood for years to come.
What a season!
We have planted a whopping 21, 172 trees and hedging plants with 682 volunteers in just five months! We have smashed our target of 10,000 a year and have hit over 31,000 in just three years.
Roch School Planting - A special planting with Rory’s family
The charity has always been about giving back and creating a legacy in Rory’s memory. It was really important that we plant trees with Rorys children so it was wonderful to be able to plant at Roch village school with Rory’s two children.
Buckden Scouts & Cubs come to plant
A huge thank you to the Buckden Scouts, Cubs, and Beavers along with their leaders and parents who helped to plant 1,500 trees and hedging plants.
Huntingdon Racecourse
Our biggest planting site to date. We have planted a total 1.5km of new hedgerows at Huntingdon Racecourse.
Notcutts spades
We are very grateful for the team at Notcutts in Brampton who have kindly given us two gifts of spades as they really make the work easier
itf collab for plantober
We are delighted to have partnered with The International Tree Foundation for this years Plantober campaign.
New charity partner
Delighted to have been selected as charity partner for IFE and IFE Manufacture
TFME - Brampton School planting
The Food Marketing Experts mark 10 years as agency with tree planting at local primary school