26 Oct Stephen Metcalfe MP joins more than 500 MPs to plant trees as part of the Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy
Stephen Metcalfe, MP for South Basildon & East Thurrock, is joining over 500 other MPs to plant trees as part of the Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy, a network of forest conservation initiatives to mark Her Majesty’s lifetime of service to the Commonwealth.
Stephen will be joined by Amy Nolan and two members of staff from the local Pitsea Sainsburys at 12 noon on Saturday 27th October at the entrance to Wat Tyler Park, Pitsea, Basildon SS16 4UH for the planting. Press are invited to attend.
They were donated thanks to a partnership between the Woodland Trust, Sainsbury’s and ITV, which in April screened a landmark documentary, The Queen’s Green Planet, following Her Majesty the Queen and this ambitious legacy project which brings together her deeply held commitment to the Commonwealth and her little-known love of trees.
At the heart of the film was a conversation between the Queen and Sir David Attenborough filmed in the gardens of Buckingham Palace last summer. In a rare opportunity to see the Queen talking informally to Sir David, the conversation ranged from climate change, to conkers and of course trees, and was watched by 6.4 million viewers, making it ITV’s most watched factual programme of the year.
In support of the programme the Woodland Trust provided 50,000 trees for ITV viewers, and via the Rt Hon Frank Field MP, who conceived the QCC initiative, also offered a special commemorative pack to every MP in the UK.
