People Stories
Check out our latest news, case studies and interviews, as well as educational pieces on all things urban trees.
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5 questions with our senior urban forest manager
8 March 2024
In honour of International Women’s Day, HortWeek spoke to our very own Georgie Logan to find out more about her role and what more we can be doing to create equality.
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Bucking the trend: the women leading the fight for urban trees
7 March 2024
Women make up 68% of UK charities, but only 56%-63% are led by women chief executives. Why are organisations like ours still outliers in 2024?
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Volunteer Stories: Superstar Supervisor Sam
12 February 2024
Trees for Cities Volunteer Supervisor, Sam, tells us what attracted her to volunteer with us, and what brings her back - planting season after planting season!
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Tree planting brings back fond memories for 92 Year Old resident
1 April 2022
A fantastic volunteer story from a long-term Portslade resident who has helped plant trees on the green opposite the house she has lived in for 70 years!
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COP26: Meet Young Climate Activist Zaki!
29 October 2021
15 year old Zaki tells us what inspired him to take action against the climate crisis and his plan to go big and plant more trees!
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"Three cheers for trees!" - Rose's Walk for Urban Greenery
14 September 2021
How 9-year-old Rose became inspired to walk over 21 miles for urban trees.
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From Torquay to Taunton - Ben Coles' Walk for Trees
3 August 2021
After two days in intense heat, Ben Coles managed to walk 58 miles from Torquay to Taunton. Check out how he got on...
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How Ben is planting trees by walking to work
29 June 2021
Ben Coles at Somerset Council, will be walking 58 miles, from Torquay to Taunton, to work, raising money for urban trees.
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Volunteer Stories: My day of volunteering with Trees for Cities
24 October 2018
Christopher Hall from People's Postcode Lottery tells his story of volunteering with us in Edinburgh, where he learnt a lot about trees' impact on the environment – and on himself.
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A leafy world of magic and wonder: Interview with Peter Fiennes
9 July 2018
Gurnam Bubber went to London’s first Urban tree festival and a tree walk with a difference where she sat down with author and tree enthusiast Peter Fiennes.
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A day on Wimbledon Common with Peter Fiennes
25 June 2018
This May heralded London’s first ever Urban tree Festival. Gurnam Bubber tagged along on author Peter Fiennes’ magical Tree walk on Wimbledon Common.
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Lizzie Pace: Why I value trees
29 March 2018
Our Urban Forest Projects Coordinator, Lizzie Pace, is a tree-lover at heart. As part of our #iValueTrees campaign, we wanted to hear her thoughts on what trees mean to her.