Hundreds of free bushes to be given away

Thousand of bushes are to be given away by a council to spice up the native atmosphere and assist deal with local weather change.

Bedford Borough Council mentioned residents might take as much as 5 every and companies, neighborhood teams and faculties might acquire as much as 25.

A number of native broadleaf bushes together with oaks, dogwoods and shrubs will likely be handed out.

Dave Hodgson, the Liberal Democrat elected mayor, mentioned: “Planting these 5,000 bushes will present a lift to our native atmosphere, from rising biodiversity to serving to to deal with local weather change.”

Anybody can turn up to the giveaway which will likely be held on 15 and 18 February from 10:00 to fifteen:00 GMT on the Oasis Seaside Pool automobile park.

An identical scheme befell within the borough in 2022 to assist the Queen’s Green Canopy.

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