Moat House Care Home in Burbage was chosen to host a tree-planting ceremony in their award-winning gardens by Leicestershire County Council to mark Her Majesty, The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022.
The residents and team at Moat House Care Home were joined by the Vice Lord-Lieutenant – the Queen’s representative in Leicestershire, to plant a Royal Oak tree for the jubilee, and it’s hoped that other communities across the county will follow suit.
“We are thrilled to have been chosen for such an honor, I love the queen and it’s the perfect way to mark such a special occasion here at Moat House” said Peter Stowe, a resident at Moat House.
The tree will form part of the Queen’s Green Canopy, a unique tree-planting initiative created to mark the Platinum Jubilee.
“The resident’s enjoyed the day and are so pleased with the newest addition to their garden. The tree’s love and care will become an ongoing part of the resident’s annual gardening club. We hope this will be the first of many trees to be planted in Burbage.” – said Hayley Langley, Home Manager.
The Queen’s Green Canopy project highlights the value of trees as nature’s simple but effective way to help clean the air we breathe, slow the impact of climate change, create important wildlife habitats, and improve our general health and wellbeing. We’d like to encourage other care homes, organisations and people across Leicestershire to plant their own tree for the Jubilee.
Vice Lord-Lieutenant, Colonel Murray Colville, said, “I’m delighted to be able to plant a tree for the Jubilee, here at Moat House. I’m confident that this will be the first of many planted for the Queen’s Green Canopy across the county.
Anyone wishing to plant their own tree for the Jubilee, can access trees through free and affordable tree schemes offered by the Woodland Trust.
- If you are a landowner, visit Leicestershire County Council’s website and search ‘Free trees’.
- If you are a school or community, visit https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/plant-trees/schools-and-communities/
- Single trees can be purchased at low cost from the Woodland Trust online shop – https://shop.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees