Supporters newsletter, Spring 2012

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The Mersey Forest
Supporters update / Spring 2012 What is The Mersey Forest?
In this issue
// Welcome
// £275,000 funding for local woods
// 93-year-old Jim shows how tree planting is done
// 17,000 trees planted this winter
// Free woodland and wildlife Facebook Timeline images
// Campaigners call for "50 Mersey Forests" nationwide
// Liverpool PCT funds 38 projects that bring together health and environment
// Study: Depictions of nature in kids' books have halved since 1960
Welcome

We hope you enjoy this first edition of our new-look enewsletter, designed to be easier to read whether at your desk or on the move. Do let us know what you think.

 

Since our last update we've also revamped our website. Launched in January, we've used the new site to chronicle what has been a hectic and exciting winter of tree planting across Merseyside and North Cheshire. We hope you enjoy exploring these new resources and look forward to continuing to work together to create The Mersey Forest.

Paul Nolan
Director, The Mersey Forest
Pat McCloskey
Chair, The Mersey Forest Partnership
Securing investment
£275,000 funding
for local woodlands

The Mersey Forest has secured £275,000 Forestry Commission grant funding for the upcoming financial year to help landowners across Merseyside and North Cheshire to create and manage local woodlands - another great example of the value for money that The Mersey Forest provides to its local authority partners.

Stories
93-year-old Jim shows how tree planting is done

Volunteers young and old have taken part in our community tree planting events this winter, but none quite so senior as Runcorn's Jim Peers, quite possibly the oldest person in our 20-year history to plant a tree as part of The Mersey Forest.

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17,000 trees planted this winter

The first winter of the Big Tree Plant campaign has been a huge success in The Mersey Forest, with more than 17,600 trees planted with local schools, hospitals and community groups.

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Free woodland and wildlife Facebook Timeline images

If you fancy giving your Facebook page an appealing woodland look, we've created a set of five Timeline images for you to choose from and download for free.

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Campaigners call for "50 Mersey Forests" nationwide

A vision document from the national Our Forests group has called for The Mersey Forest to be replicated in 50 urban fringe areas across England and for the planting of 1 billion trees.

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Liverpool PCT funds 38 projects that bring together health and environment

Liverpool Primary Care Trust has launched its Natural Choices for Health and Wellbeing programme, funding 38 community projects across the city that use the environment to boost people's health and wellbeing.

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Study: Depictions of nature in kids' books have halved since 1960

Review shows importance of getting children re-engaged with natural environment through projects like Forest School.

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