Hundreds of hedges planted in Thatcham

Hundreds of hedges have been planted in Thatcham.

A group of volunteers and members of the town council got together to plant 670 hedges.

They were planted around Henley’s Allotments, Crowfield Drive, London Road Cemetery and Frank Hutchings Community Hall.

This was a part of Greenham Trust’s Planning Project, launched in 2022 in celebration of its 25th anniversary.

Greenham Trust offered local schools, councils, charities and community groups the opportunity to plant trees to enhance the local environment for the coming years.

The organisation has already provided more than 4,000 trees to 90 different charitable organisations in the district and has pledged to continue the project.

A group of volunteers from Thatcham came together on a rainy morning – just before Christmas – to plant the hedges.

In attendance was mayor of Thatcham Mark Lillycrop who said it was a great opportunity to get people together as well as enhancing the environment locally.

He said: “From an environmental point of view, we are taking every opportunity we can to plant new trees and to replace hedges that have disappeared over the years.

“And it is really nice to see people turning out to help us do this.

“The allotments are a really important asset to the town which we want to protect.

“And keep them going for the future to finding other opportunities to plant more trees and hedges around the town to enhance the environment within Thatcham.”