My B&D Quick links Welcome to Barking and Dagenham Search for Breadcrumb HomeNewsBarking and Dagenham Mayor presented with an Oak tree to mark The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Barking and Dagenham Mayor presented with an Oak tree to mark The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Thursday 25 November 2021 Adults , Business , Children , Council , Family , Residents , Teenagers On 17 November the Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London, Sir Kenneth Olisa OBE, presented London’s 32 boroughs’ Mayors each with an English Oak tree sapling to mark Her Majesty, The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee next year and to promote The Queen’s Green Canopy initiative. The ceremony took place in Hyde Park, by kind permission of The Royal Parks. Thank you to the Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London, Sir Kenneth Olisa OBE, for presenting me with this Oak tree sapling on behalf of Barking and Dagenham to mark Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee next year. Her Worshipful the Mayor of Barking and Dagenham, Cllr Edna Fergus, then planted the sapling that she was presented, at a small private ceremony, over in Mayesbrook Park on 19 November. Cllr Fergus said: “Thank you to the Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London, Sir Kenneth Olisa OBE, for presenting me with this Oak tree sapling on behalf of Barking and Dagenham to mark Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee next year. I hope this encourages our residents to mark this special occasion, with a planting of their own and I look to forward to the celebrations that will take place. The Lord-Lieutenant said: "We have all been through a challenging time with the pandemic and Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee next year is the perfect opportunity for Londoners to come together and celebrate this remarkable milestone in our country’s history. “My hope is that London’s Mayors will take their saplings back to their boroughs and hold tree planting ceremonies to mark The Queen’s 70 years of service and to encourage their local communities to plant more trees as part of The Queen’s Green Canopy, both as a thank you to Her Majesty for her unparalleled duty to the nation, but also to enhance their local environment. I urge all Londoners to get involved and plant a tree for the Jubilee.” More stories that might be of interest Dagenham garage fined for failing to provide waste removal documents Cash & Carry fined huge fee for breaking Street Trading Licence rules Cigarette tosser costs car owner hundreds of pounds Little Book Hut inspires a big appetite for reading at East London school East London School begins impressive playground transformation Fags a lot! Car owner ordered to pay huge fine for dropped cigarette Top achieving GCSE students celebrated at Colin Pond Trust Scholarship Awards Dodgy Dagenham landlords fined thousands for unlawful evictions Celebrating our differences during Interfaith Week 2021 A little bit of kindness is going a long way in memory of two-year-old from East London See all news Share this story: Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Linkedin Subscribe to One Borough newsletter Subscribe to receive updates on news, events, jobs and council updates that affect you. Subscribe Follow us Facebook Twitter YouTube Linkedin Footer menu Contact us Accessibility Feedback Privacy Sign up for our newsletter About our website London borough of Barking and Dagenham © 2018. All rights reserved. Cookie Control Your choice regarding cookies on this site We use cookies to provide the best possible service on our website Accept cookiesI Do Not AcceptMy Cookie Preferences