5,000 Trees for Newsham Park

A five year campaign by Liberal Party Councillor Steve Radford has paid dividends as Parks Officer , Paul Scragg , revealed to the Newsham Park working party last night (Monday 18th Feb) that the council was now going ahead to consult over planting 5,000 trees in Newsham Park ,along the railway embankment.
 
"I have long advocated tree planting here,
it will help reduce the serious problems of water logging in this part of the Park, will add a natural visual screen to the unsightly Newton Road depot and it will be an overdue attempt to compensate the erosion of trees and parkland in the city",commented Liberal Party Leader Steve Radford who represents Newsham Park and Chairs the council's environment Committee
 
If public approval is given the tree planting could start as early as March this