FAMILIES are celebrating a bright new look for their neighbourhood thanks to the planting of more than 30 new street trees.
Residents from the McGarva Way area in Ellesmere Port dug in to supply the finishing touches to their new green oasis, planting bedding plants around the base of a new tree on the corner of Cambridge Road.
The 37 new arrivals include flowering cherry, pear and rowan trees, and form part of the growing Mersey Forest, which is a network of woodlands and green spaces being created across Cheshire and Merseyside.
Ben Greenaway, coordinator of The Mersey Forest’s Green Streets project, said: “McGarva Way is such a well used road by residents, shoppers and commuters alike, so it’s great to see the trees transform it into a greener, more welcoming route for all users.
Across Ellesmere Port a total of 62 new street trees have now been planted.