 | TREES4CROYDON is a campaign initiated by Croydon Climate Action to increase tree cover in Croydon especially in areas of green space deprivation! |
It is an ambitious and exciting project to ‘green up’ parts of the borough. It will provide more equitable access to trees/ green spaces in the borough, enhanced biodiversity, the potential for greater carbon capture and cooler neighbourhoods.
How does it work?
People are being asked to move – walk, run, cycle use their wheelchair – during the 5 weeks from 10th June to 15th July. You DO NOT HAVE TO SPONSOR YOURSELF OR ANYONE ELSE (although there is that option). The ask is that you move and record how many miles you cover each day or week. The miles covered will release corporate and business sponsorship as third-party funding.
Here at St John’s
- If there is sufficient interest Barry Goodwin will register the St John’s, Shirley team with numbers TBC. He will record how many members make up our team and get the ‘app’.
- During the 5 weeks from 10th June to 15th July you let him know how much ground you have covered (roughly) in miles and I will upload our team’s total.
- Our total mileage will be added to the total for Croydon residents, their family & friends (people don’t have to live in the borough).
Businesses supporting Trees4Croydon will provide funding according to their pledges which will then be matched by Trees for Cities a UK charity which since 1993 has planted over 1,200,000 trees. For more information see https://www.croydonclimateaction.com/trees4croydon