Professor Lord Winston captures carbon in Marylebone

We were most fortunate in having Professor Lord Winston, the eminent scientist and broadcaster, to plant the last of 49 chanticleer pear trees on New Cavendish Streettoday.  In celebration of the event, The Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Susie Burbridge, also unveiled a commemorative plaque.  The W1W Tree Planting Initiative has planted over 180 trees in eastern Marylebone in the last year.

New Cavendish Street is a very busy inner London street which suffers from excessivetraffic travelling through the neighbourhood.  It is hoped that the scheme will help reduce pollution in the immediate area, where there are many hospitals and medical consulting rooms -- new trees will absorb some of the local traffic noise and make the area more attractive.

The event also marked the successful conclusion of efforts by local school children to sponsor the planting of their own neighbourhood tree.   Members of the International Community School's Eco-Team presented a cheque of £300 to Julian Maslinski, Chairman of Westminster Tree Trust.  The funds had been raised over the last year in various school events and activities.

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