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The #BigClimateFightback begins at Calverley Lane picnic area, Horsforth
It's a family occasion..Today's tree planters range from tots with plastic spades to diggers of the more mature variety
I asked Cllr Dawn Collins how she felt the tree planting had gone today.

'We've planted a thousand trees in under two hours. It's just been absolutely magnificent'

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Penny Pinn from @Horsforth_Bloom explains how to plant a whip
@Horsforth_Bloom Wonderful to see so many families digging and planting together.
@Horsforth_Bloom Field of dreams

'If you plant them, they will grow'

Within the first hour, this whole area was planted with a variety of trees, including fruit trees

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@Horsforth_Bloom My friends Linda and Andrew modelling the E-Z-Tree Planting kit:

- A bunch of ready to plant whips (small saplings)
- A bunch of bamboo canes
- A spade

Out of pic - the plastic shields which protect the young tree (we had to hunt them down!)

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@Horsforth_Bloom There were loads of people from Horsforth, but plenty of folk from other parts of Leeds and beyond, including Linda from Harrogate.

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@Horsforth_Bloom Here's the gang from @PFreeNWLeeds.

There were also people from Horsforth Litter Pickers, Horsforth Action Hub, @XRLeeds @WYP_LeedsNW and many others.

So inspiring to be part of this brilliant community event

#EveryTreeMatters
@Horsforth_Bloom @PFreeNWLeeds @XRLeeds @WYP_LeedsNW And it was fantastic to meet a number of people who I only knew as twitter handles, such as Kirsty from @PFreeNWLeeds

Loads of great networking going on amongst the tree planting.

It wasn't just trees that got planted today!

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@Horsforth_Bloom @PFreeNWLeeds @XRLeeds @WYP_LeedsNW 'Whose planet. Our planet. Whose future. Our future.'

I hope these brothers come back in years to come, and as they grow taller and stronger, see the tree they planted grow taller and stronger.

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@Horsforth_Bloom @PFreeNWLeeds @XRLeeds @WYP_LeedsNW So a huge thank you to @CllrJTaylor Cllr Dawn Collins and Cllr Jackie Shemilt for coordinating Horsforth's first big tree planting.

Cllr Collins told me there will be another 2,500 to plant in March - so that'll be a morning's work then!

#BigClimateFightback #EveryTreeCounts
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