MESS Tree Planting

Marple Civic Society committee member Alan Postill recently joined "Marple, Marple Bridge and Mellor Energy Saving Strategy" (MESS) to help plant the first of 105 native trees provided by the Woodland Trust.

MESS applied to the Woodland Trust for the trees and distributed them to local groups including Friends of Marple Memorial Park, Friends of Rose Hill Station, Marple Fire Station and Friends of Marple Station. Tree species include Hazel, Blackthorn, Crab Apple, Dog Rose and Elder. More trees will be available in November.

MESS have also installed planters on Market Street that will be planted with a variety of herbs for members of the public to pick for themselves.

Members of MESS, Friends of Marple Memorial Park and Marple Civic Society

Mark Whitaker, of Friends of Marple Memorial Park and Alan Postill, of Marple Civic Society planting trees in the Memorial Park




Photos by Arthur Procter