PRESS RELEASE 2 February 2009 LOVE GROWS ON TREES IN MANCHESTER
Nature lovers in Manchester needn't feel stumped for a Valentine's gift this year. They can now impress the one they love and create a great excuse for a romantic woodland walk by dedicating them their very own tree at local beauty spot Hurst Wood.
Lovers across Greater Manchester are encouraged to give the gift of green this Valentine's Day by dedicating a tree with Red Rose Forest. For just £15 people can dedicate a sapling in one of Red Rose Forest's beautiful woodlands. In return your lucky beau will receive an attractive certificate, personalised with your chosen message, along with maps to guide you to the woodland.
Hurst Wood, along with our other Dedicate a Tree woodlands, provides green spaces for the whole community to enjoy and a place for wildlife to thrive. With the woodlands open to the public all year around what better place for a romantic stroll than where your Valentines Day tree is planted?
Tony Hothersall, Director of Red Rose Forest says: "Dedicating a tree is a fantastic Valentines Day gift. Rather than giving flowers or chocolates, dedicating a tree is a gift with a real future and one that also has an array of environmental benefits. The North West is one of the least woodland landscapes in the whole of Europe, so by dedicating a tree you can help play a role in improving your local environment whilst showing your Valentine how much they mean to you!"
It couldn't be easier to Dedicate a Tree, you can do this on-line at www.dedicateatree.org or you can phone for a leaflet, please call Jess Boyle on 0161 872 1660.
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For more information please contact Community Forests North West's Jess Boyle on: 0161 872 1660 or email:
Notes to Editors:
1. Dedicate a Tree is run by Community Forests North West, the charity which supports the work of the North West's three community forestry initiatives - Red Rose Forest, The Mersey Forest and Pennine Edge Forest.
Community Forests North West was created in 2001 to generate funding and raise awareness of the Northwest region's two Community Forests - Red Rose Forest in Greater Manchester and The Mersey Forest in Merseyside and North Cheshire. In 2005 The Pennine Edge Forest joined Community Forests North West. Community Forests North West is a charitable company that supports the three forestry initiatives to continue their vital work, increasing tree cover across the Northwest region and involving the local communities and businesses in the creation of attractive environments in which they can thrive.
More than 50 million trees will be planted over the next 40 years to create the Forests and there are a host of opportunities for businesses and individuals to get involved. Community Forests North West is a registered charity and non-profit making company limited by guarantee. Community Forests Northwest Ltd - Charity registration number 1072706
2. Red Rose Forest is a leading environmental regeneration initiative in Greater Manchester and is one of 12 Community Forests established across England. We are a partnership of Natural England, the Forestry Commission and the Metropolitan Boroughs of Bolton, Bury, Trafford and Wigan and the Cities of Manchester and Salford. Over forty years we will help to transform a large part of Greater Manchester into a greener, healthier and more satisfying place to live, work and invest. At the heart of our strategy is the involvement of a wide partnership of local communities, businesses and other partners in the environmental, social and economic regeneration of the area. United Utilities is the principal private sector supporter of the Forest and together we have worked in a close partnership over the last 10 years.
