Royal Surrey receives tree from Queen’s Green Canopy ‘Tree of Trees’ | News

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to have received a special tree from The Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC) “Tree of Trees” which stood tall as a message of hope, regeneration and optimism to the nation and the world as part of the Platinum Jubilee weekend celebrations.

Royal Surrey joins over 300 organisations from across the UK who were recently announced by the QGC as recipients of these special trees in The Queen’s name, which was gifted in a pot embossed with Her Majesty’s cypher.

Presented by Michael More-Molyneux, Lord Lieutenant of Surrey, the tree was planted on 3^rd November at our main Guildford site.

The tree becomes part of the living legacy in honour of Her Majesty, joining over a million trees already planted across the UK as part of The Queen’s Green Canopy.

Louise Stead, Chief Executive of Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust said: “The Queen dedicated her life to public service and as our Patron had a close personal connection to the Trust.

“We welcomed both Her Majesty and the Duke of Edinburgh to the Trust in 1981 to officially open the hospital as we know it today and then again 16 years later to open St Luke’s Cancer Centre.

“We were delighted to be chosen as one of the 300 organisations across the UK to receive a lasting legacy honouring her extraordinary service to both her country and her people.

“The gift of the tree also recognises the valuable and tireless efforts of our staff, including their exceptional efforts during the Covid-19 pandemic.”