Islington Council’s tree service will hold a Tree Giveaway Day on Saturday 26 November 2005.<br><br>Five hundred trees and woody shrubs suitable for inner London gardens will be given free-of-charge to the first five hundred residents to attend the event, which will run from 10am to 1pm at Highbury Fields (opposite Fieldway Cresent).<br><br>This is the second year the tree service has run this popular event, which is in celebration of National Tree Week (23 November to 4 December). Now in its 30th year, National Tree Week is the Tree Council’s festival to mark the start of the tree-planting season (see www.treecouncil.org.uk for more information).<br><br>Residents will be given an information sheet with advice on where and how best to plant their tree or shrub and are being asked to bring along a plastic bag to keep the roots moist.<br><br>Councillor Bridget Fox, Executive Member for Sustainability said: “Islington has 40,000 trees across the borough, but we want residents’ help to plant another 500 new trees on private property.<br><br>The recent loss of the famous 150-year-old Barnsbury Beech is a reminder that trees don’t live forever and we need to be constantly replanting to ensure there are lots of beautiful mature trees around for future generations.”<br><br>Islington Council’s tree service is responsible for caring for trees on council-owned land. There is also a service within the council which deals with trees on private land, applications regarding tree preservation orders and conservation areas.<br><br>For more information contact the Islington Council tree service on 020 7527 2000.<br><br>ENDS
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