At the end of last year the Government launched The Big Tree Plant, a national campaign to plant 1 million trees over 4 years.
The campaign is focused on community based tree planting in streets and other publicly accessible or beneficial green spaces. The Forest of Avon Trust are working in partnership with TreeBristol (Bristol City Council) and the Woodland Trust to apply for a grant to plant up to 4,000 trees in streets and green spaces, also creating up to 4 new mini-woodlands across Bristol.
To help the success of the bid please email your support to emma.whitaker@forestofavontrust.org by 22nd August.

If you have suggestions for new tree planting locations, want to help with planting or maintaining the trees, please email Emma and we will be in touch once the funding has been secured.

From left to right, Nicola Mason Forest of Avon Trust, Nimisha Mistry, Connor Loughlin Bradley Stoke Community School and Jon Clark Executive Director, Forest of Avon Trust.

After months of speculation, the winners of the Text a Tree prize draw were revealed at 15.00pm on the 11th July, at Bradley Stoke Community School. Connor Loughlin, designer of the Text a Tree leaflet was responsible for selecting the winning stubs from the raffle ticket and text entries, along with Nimisha Mistry. As a result, we are very pleased to announce the following winners and congratulate them on their success:

16GB iPad donated by John Lewis – Shelley Smith, Rangeworthy

£100.00 Waitrose Nailsea groceries – Sue Sullivan, Patchway

£100.00 Waitrose Nailsea groceries – Jackie Allan, Almondsbury

2 Acers in presentation pots, Almondsbury Garden Centre - Caroline Pinnell, Congresbury

4 Ball round of Golf Knowle Golf Course – Debbie Tonkin, Bristol

£60.00 wagamma voucher Clifton – David Green, Avonmouth

Essensuals £40.00 voucher Portishead – John Maul, Bristol

Flowers by Design £40.00 voucher – Teresa Ladbrook, Yate

£40.00 Harvey Jane Salon, Mangotsfield – Jane Fenwick, Shirehampton

Vue Cinema Vouchers, Cribbs Causeway – Judith Barnhurst, Stockwood

Hollywood Bowl, Cribbs Causeway – Nigel Howe, Backwell

£25.00 Mall gift card – Kathie Poole, Bristol.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the draw either by texting or by purchasing a raffle ticket. We have raised £1,524.00 which will be used to plant more trees in the local area this winter.

Huge thanks also to:

• All of the above businesses who kindly donated the prizes;
• Timberland Cribbs Causeway, Mike Burt (ex Cadbury) and Duncan Bonner for volunteering their help to sell raffle tickets and raise awareness of the Trust over the last 3 months;
• Claire Wilson, Head of History Bradley Stoke Community School, for her organisation of the leaflet design competition and raffle draw; and
• Richard Truscott, Marketing Manager for Park Garden Centres, for funding the raffle tickets and the leaflets designed by Connor.