rossendale forest

Rossendale Forest volunteers wanted to plant 400 trees

Published on January 31, 2023 at 11:38 am

young child with a  big smile and a bobble hat on holding a spade after planting a tree

Rossendale Council are asking for volunteers to plant 400 trees as part of the award-winning initiative- Rossendale Forest. 

Rossendale Forest, the council’s tree planting initiative to plant a tree for every child in the borough – that’s 16,000 trees – between 2022-2025 – has successfully planted more than 11,500 trees since the start of 2022.

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Rossendale Forest campaign wins regional PR award

Published on June 22, 2022 at 9:08 am

logo of Rossendale Forest showing graphic of trees

Rossendale Council has won a regional Public Sector PR award in recognition of the Rossendale Forest initiative.  

The council were announced as the winners of the category at the PRCA DARE Awards 2022(North West) ceremony in Manchester.   

The winning Public Sector Award focused on the Rossendale Forest project and the impact it’s had in just a few short months. 

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Rossendale Forest ask for volunteers for final planting sessions

Published on March 16, 2022 at 10:01 am

Rossendale Council are asking for volunteers for the last push to plant the remaining 1000 trees of the Rossendale Forest initiative. 

Rossendale Forest, the council’s tree planting initiative to plant a tree for every child in the borough over the next three years- that’s 16,000 trees – has successfully planted more than 6,000 trees since the start of the year.

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Council’s climate change mission takes root with 1,000 trees planted in Rossendale

Published on January 18, 2022 at 9:37 am

Rossendale Council’s tree planting initiative Rossendale Forest has successfully planted more than 1,000 trees in the borough this week.

The council declared a climate emergency and, as part of a raft of measures to help combat climate change, has pledged to plant 16,000 over the next three years. That’s one for every child in the borough, with the first 6,000 being planted by April 2022.

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