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PLANTING A TREE FOR THE JUBILEE STARTS IN LIVERPOOL
Marking the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and the 150th Anniversary of the Liverpool Society of Chartered Accountants
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Our 150th anniversary celebrations – the famous SESQUICENTENARY – were sadly disrupted, like many aspects of our lives, by the pandemic.
One of the many imaginative ideas developed by our Past President, Andrew Lovelady concerned the planting of trees in our Region. Many different locations were trialed and tested, and many obstacles appeared.
However, we are delighted to report that Andrew’s vision has finally been realised and on Friday, 11 February, our President Rob Young played a key role in planting two trees in the Churchyard of the Liverpool Parish Church to mark the occasion of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and the 150th Anniversary of the Liverpool Society of Chartered Accountants.
The trees a “Scarlet Hawthorn” and a “Pin Oak” were planted as part of the Church’s and the Society’s commitment to the Queen’s Green Canopy programme (QGC) which is a unique tree planting initiative created to mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022, which invites people from across the United Kingdom to “Plant a Tree for the Jubilee” thus leaving a lasting legacy for future generations to enjoy. Robert Owen JP DL, the Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Merseyside, commented that, “The Queen’s Green Canopy is a large scale and wonderfully imaginative project which will not only mark, in perpetuity, Her Majesty’s remarkable, unique and ongoing 70 years of dedicated service but will also bring significant environmental benefits across the nation. It’s difficult to imagine a better way to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee”.
The Revd Canon Dr Crispin Pailing, Rector of Liverpool, said, “Liverpool Parish Church has always been at the heart of the business and civic communities, and I am delighted that we can use our Gardens – one of the few green spaces in the city centre – as a place of celebration. The planting of these trees marks not just longevity, but also the hope of today’s generation to leave a legacy for the future.”
Rob Young, the President of the Liverpool Society of Chartered Accountants, said, “The Liverpool Society of Chartered Accountants is delighted to have trees planted in the St Nicholas churchyard by the Vice Lord Lieutenant to provide an enduring legacy of our 150th anniversary. This is part of our support for the Queen’s Green Canopy initiative with its values of sustainability for the future.”
If you would like to know more about the QGC project and how you can get involved - https://queensgreencanopy.org/
You will of course recall our very close relationship with Liverpool Parish Church (St Nick’s) with the Church very kindly hosting the plaques commemorating those of our members who sadly lost their lives during the two World Wars.
We hope you will visit the Church when you can and seek out these two very touching connections between our Society and the Church.
From L to R: Crispin Pailing, Rector of Liverpool, our President, Rob Young , Nigel Lanceley, the High Sherriff of Liverpool and Robert Owen JP DL, the Lord Lieutenant of Liverpool.
