I was really proud yesterday evening when my constituents Colin Eastman (pictured) and Annette Juckes attended a meeting of Reading Borough Council's Cabinet to quiestion Cllr Tony Page, Labour Lead Member for Strategic Planning and Transport on the fate of well-loved trees on Cintra Avenue and Warwick Road.
I have been working closely with local residents Colin and Annette in recent weeks. They have both actively supported our local campaign which we launched over the Summer to get the Council to take extra care of these special trees.
I encouraged them to come along to a Council meeting to help me fight for Redlands' local beautiful environment and they got stuck in!
In response to their expert questioning Cllr Page pledged to replace historic trees on Cintra Avenue "as soon as possible" and agreed to meet with Annette and I to see what more can be done to ensure the survival of strees on Warwick Road.
Well done guys!
I called on the Council to take better care of existing street trees to reduce the need to replace trees further down the line.
We will continue to campaign alongside residents to ensure Labour councillors keep their promises on the environment in Redlands.
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