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Sandwell visitor centre awarded royal pot for environmental work

Sandwell Council Sandwell mayor Bill Gavan and councillors stand to receive the awardSandwell Council
The Tree of Trees pot was received by Sandwell mayor Bill Gavan on behalf of Sandwell Valley Visitor Centre

A visitor centre has been awarded part of a royal sculpture for planting trees and conserving nature.

Sandwell Valley Visitor Centre in West Bromwich received the pot which will be displayed at the facility.

The pot is part of the 21m (68ft) Tree of Trees sculpture which was created as part of Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

Sandwell mayor Bill Gavan said it was "wonderful" for the centre's work to be recognised by a "prestigious award".

Peter Nicholls- WPA Pool/ Getty Images The Trees of Trees sculpture standing outside Buckingham Palace with metal pots hanging from the treePeter Nicholls- WPA Pool/ Getty Images
The Tree of Trees was designed by British designer Thomas Heatherwick

The sculpture, which sat outside Buckingham Palace in 2022, featured 350 British native trees planted in aluminium pots embossed with Her Majesty's cypher.

The trees and pots were separated and gifted to community organisations after the Jubilee weekend.

British designer Thomas Heatherwick designed the sculpture to reflect the Queen's Green Canopy initiative, which saw more than one million trees planted across the UK.

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