Milly Dainty a pupil at Long Eaton School helps to plant the special tree to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. Far right is Barbara James., Eco-Interact Coordinator, who said 'This tree will look really lovely as a memento for the Diamond Jubilee and will also create a bit of local history. Working with the Tree Council and the Tree Wardens the project will be one of only 60 trees planted in the country to celebrate The Queens Diamond Jubilee. Each tree will have a page in a special Diamond Jubilee gift book, telling the planting stories, which will be formally presented to Her Majesty, The Queen. The tree will have a commemorative plaque and a QR barcode which, when read using smartphones, redirects users to a web page where we will tell the story of planting our tree'.

The tree is planted alongside the canal near the new bridge and can be seen from both the school grounds and Tamworth Road.

Photo from John Simpson