Deputy Lieutenant of the West Midlands Gurpreet Bhatia presented the Mayor of Sandwell Cllr Bill Gavan with a pot that was part of the Tree of Trees sculpture at Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee
The 21-metre “Tree of Trees” sculpture featuring 350 British native trees was created outside Buckingham Palace as a centrepiece of The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee weekend celebrations. The 350 trees were set in aluminium pots embossed with Her Majesty’s cypher.
After the Jubilee weekend, the trees and pots were separated and gifted to selected community groups and organisations, Sandwell Valley was recommended and selected for one of the pots for its dedicated work in tree planting and nature conservation.
Councillor Charn Singh Padda, Sandwell Council’s Cabinet Member for Leisure and Tourism, Sharon Danks, Operations Supervisor for Sandwell Valley, and Alex Beasley- Chargehand Gardener for the Kitchen Garden, accompanied the Mayor in receiving the pot from Gurpreet on behalf of Sandwell Valley.
The pot will be planted up and displayed at the Sandwell Valley Visitor Centre Kitchen Gardens, which is a visitor site with planned education and outreach activity.
Mayor of Sandwell, Councillor Bill Gavan said:
“It’s wonderful that the work of the team at Sandwell Valley to keep our borough welcoming and green has been recognised by such a prestigious presentation.”
Deputy Lieutenant of the West Midlands Gurpreet Bhatia said:
“I was delighted to present this Pot from the Tree of Trees to the team at Sandwell Valley Country Park, for their dedicated efforts in supporting and promoting environmental initiatives.”
