A HORNBEAM tree has been planted outside Knox Academy to mark the Queen’s Green Canopy.
The nationwide initiative was launched in order to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee earlier this year.
Following the Queen’s death in September, the scheme was extended to allow more people to plant a tree.
Pupils at the Haddington secondary school joined headteacher Sue Cook for the planting earlier this month.
Ms Cook said: “A huge thank you to our head pupils for reading a poignant poem about trees, spreading their roots and flourishing.
“Thank you to our younger pupils who also helped plant the tree, to the Provost and Lord Lieutenant Roderick Urquhart for their words, to all who attended and to Mike Foy and his team for bringing the tree and preparing the ground for planting.
“We hope to see this special Platinum Jubilee tree, in memory of HM The Queen, flourish over the years to come.”
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