The geezers are always willing to do what we can to help the planet in its hour of need. When an invite from trees for cities to plant trees in Stepney came via Susy from Stepney City Farm we couldn’t dig them holes fast enough.
From Trees for cities Community Engagement Team.
Thanks so much to the Geezers for volunteering to plant a hazel and quince tree with us in Belgrave Open Space last week. They were curious, energetic and friendly – the best kind of company for the task! Despite the historic rubble in the ground, the group dug deep to give the trees the best environment to continue their growing, hopefully for many years to come. These trees will now add to the tree canopy cover that Tower Hamlets has previously lacked in comparison to other areas, and will bring numerous benefits to local people and wildlife. We also rely on locals like the Geezers to keep an eye out for our new trees, so please check in on them if you’re ever passing by!
If you’d like to get involved with us please check out our volunteering page.
- We are running a citizen science project called the Urban Tree Watch 2025 – calling on members of the public to choose a tree to document over the changing seasons. This would be a lovely opportunity to document the newly planted trees in the park if you’re nearby any time soon!
- We don’t have another event immediately coming up in Tower Hamlets, but to hear about our events in the future you can sign up on our volunteering page to stay in touch
- We will however be completing maintenance on the recently planted trees in the summer.
Many thanks,
Jennifer
We planted two trees a Hazel and a Quince, the ground has a very thin covering of top soil and under that builders rubble and very possibly a WW2 bomb or two (we brought Dennis our UXB geezer just in case)
We will be working with trees for cities again and we would certainly recommend digging holes as a good way to work up a thirst.
