Cleethorpes' loss is Grimsby's gain - new home in Grimsby for uprooted Pier Gardens tropical trees

                                           

Aaron Goss with some of the soon-to-be-replanted trees

TROPICAL trees uprooted from Pier Gardens have been relocated to Grimsby's People Park.

The  Yucca and Palm trees have been deemed an inconvenience at the Cleethorpes site, much of which is being dug up to make way for a skatepark, climbing structures and other 'fun facilities'.

In People's Park, the trees will be in the care of Cleethorpes Wildlife Rescue.

The Grimsby News says: Assuming the trees survive the trauma of their transfer, they will hopefully flourish in their new home. However, it is sad that they have been lost to Cleethorpes. Could not a place have been found for them at some other seafront location - perhaps on a roundabout, a roadside verge or outside Meridian Park?