Local Lib Dems to hand out free whips this weekend

Your local Lib Dem team are pleased to announce they will be continuing the annual trend of handing out free young trees, also known as whips, this weekend. Since starting this initiative five years ago, local Lib Dem councillors have given away over 1000 trees.

This is particularly important at a time when the local council have been felling healthy trees across the town, have not yet replanted the same amount and are failing on most aspects of environmental performance.

Erin Harvey, Prospective Lib Dem Parliamentary candidate for Southport said “Trees are so important for our environment; not only is the greenery pleasing on the eye but trees are the lungs of the ecosystem and help to improve air quality by removing harmful particles from the atmosphere.”

“At a time when we have a climate emergency, we should be doing as much as possible to plant more trees and not remove them like Sefton Council has across Southport.”

Details: Sat 2 March, 11am Birkdale Village opposite the Post Office and 2.30pm Ainsdale Village, Station Road opposite the Post Office. Trees types are Silver Birch, Flowering Cherry and Rowan (AKA Mountain Ash). Trees will be given on a first come, first serve basis and the trees have been funded by the local Lib Dem team (no public funds used).