Local Young People Comment on Green Space and the value of Trees

Students from the Princes Trust are honing their digital skills in filming recording and interviewing themselves, each other and local residents with the help of Liz from DigiEnable to find out local views of recent tree planting and the value of trees.

Funded by The Mersey Forest's Wirral Green Streets and Green infrastructure Project, these young people are learning the ropes of social media,and online resources to assist in creating a greener Wirral in areas of greatest need and setting the scene for growth in investment in jobs.

Ed  Pink from FACT in Liverpool who have helped set up the programme said 'given that the students have only had two days of learning new skills this is an excellent first stab at understanding the views of local people and capturing the essence of the place'.

Here the group filmed Illchester Park close to Birkenhead North railway station and park and ride,the focus of a fun day celebration of the first round of plantings in the area on June 15th 2013 from 12 till 4.

Watch this space!

To follow the students work as it develops,go to www.greenstreetswirral.wordpress.com