Young people from Carlisle Youth Zone (CYZ) joined Tess Hart MBE and volunteers from Susan’s Farm to plant a very special tree gifted to them from the Queen's Green Canopy, Tree of Trees Sculpture.

The Tree of Trees Sculpture was the centrepiece outside Buckingham Palace during the late Queen’s Platinum Jubilee weekend celebrations earlier this year, and CYZ are just one of two organisations in Cumbria to have been selected to receive a tree from the original sculpture.

The planting ceremony saw representatives from the Youth Zone come to together with Susan Aglionby OBE, volunteers from Susan’s Farm and team members of Cumbria Wildlife Trust to mark the occasion, with young people conveying special thanks to Tess Hart MBE, a Deputy Lieutenant who put forward the nomination for CYZ and attended the Tree planting ceremony representing His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Cumbria Mrs Claire Hensman.

News and Star: At the heart of the ceremony was the opportunity for young people to play their part in marking a special moment in time which will be enjoyed by many more young people and community members into the future.

The significance of the occasion was not lost on those taking part, with Vasyl a Ukrainian Refugee who has become a member of the Youth Zone saying: "I’m glad to have been a part of something so special.”

The tree has been planted close to the public footpath near Tarraby Wood, Houghton, on land managed by Susan’s Farm.

News and Star: The unique commemorative pot, which the tree arrived in, will be displayed at CYZ so that all members of the Youth Zone can see it.

Caroline Taylor-Beswick, chief executive at CYZ, said: “Everyone at Carlisle Youth Zone has been bursting with pride to have been selected to receive such a special tree, and to see our young members having such fun during the planting ceremony has been a real joy.”

 

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