A Wiltshire market town is going greener – thanks to a project to plant or replace 100 trees this year.

The mayor of Devizes Cllr Peter Corbett and his wife Christine planted six new cherry trees in the Market Place and new planters have been installed.

The move is part of a target by the Greening Devizes group, a member-led project at Devizes Town Council, to plant or replace 100 trees in Devizes this year.

Cllr Corbett was also accompanied by Paul Noonan, from Giganet, the first local company to sponsor one of the planters.

Amber Murray, community engagement manager at Devizes Town Council, said: “The Greening Devizes group also have a small variety of tree whips to hand out for people to plant in their gardens to mark the occasion.”

The group has also been working with Wiltshire Football Association on a project at the Green Lane playing fields and supported it with a separate tree planting event last Thursday (December 8).

The event from 10am-12pm will celebrate Devizes Town Council’s initiative, Greening Devizes and The Woodland Trust’s, jubilee campaign, The Queen’s Green Canopy.

It will launch a wider campaign from Wiltshire FA to raise awareness about how football can help to address climate change in partnership with new sponsor, Hills Waste Solutions.