Hornbeam trees planted at Uffington Road Playing Fields in Stamford
Five new trees have been planted in Stamford in a bid to reduce pollution at some well-used playing fields.
The hornbeams were put in at the Uffington Road Playing Field, home of Stamford Cricket Club and the Young Daniels football team.
Brandishing the spades were South Kesteven district councillors Harrish Bisnauthsing (Lib Dem - Stamford St Mary’s) and Dr Peter Moseley (Con - Aveland).
Coun Bisnauthsing said: “We planted a group of three trees and another pair in order to help reduce pollution.”
The district council declared a ‘climate emergency’ earlier in the year and aims to reduce its carbon footprint by 2030 and become ‘zero carbon’ by 2050.
The tree planting in Stamford is part of a series of efforts by the district council, with trees also being planted in the Deepings and Bourne.