Vice-chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Forestry, she is an advocate of plans to plant more trees in rural Northumberland – helping farmers to diversify, creating jobs and holding back excess rainwater from rivers prone to flooding. During her visit, she toured chipboard manufacturer Egger, Tynedale’s largest manufacturing employer, and also spoke with the company’s forest management and harvesting team.
Simon Hart, general manager of Egger forest management, said: “It was a pleasure to show Mrs Trevelyan around the factory and tell her about the wide range of jobs created by the region’s timber industry.
“This was also a great opportunity to tell her a little more about the Roots to Prosperity initiative that is supported by all of the local county councils, the North-East Local Enterprise Partnership and backed by a wide range of businesses.”
Roots to Prosperity is calling on Government to make it easier for the commercial forestry sector to plant more trees – creating hundreds of jobs and bringing millions of pounds of investment into the North.
Her visit was followed by Flood Advisory Service roadshow in Hexham’s Wentworth car park on Wednesday, which offered residents free advice from council representatives, Environment Agency staff and Northumbrian Water.
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