A group of eager volunteers have come together this week to plant several hundred trees celebrating 100 years of the worldwide empowered Muslim women's organisation.

Bracknell forest council facilitated this event at The Parks open space, planting 750 native species of plants, including young oak, birch, and rowan trees.

This project is part of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Women Association South East Islamabad Region’s goal to plant 1000,000 trees across the UK by 2023.

The work was led by the Parks and countryside rangers and various members of the Muslim women association provided invaluable assistance to volunteers.

Local resident Silvia, who runs local business Berrybegood Ltd, helped plant trees with the assistance of her daughter, and kept the workers fuelled by providing them with tasty plant-based hot chocolate and croissants.

Cllr John Harrison, Executive Member for Culture, Delivery and Public Protection said: “Thank you to everyone who helped with this tree planting, especially to our hard-working volunteers who contributed their valuable time.

“It’s great to see the local community coming together to deliver environmental improvements in Bracknell, that will benefit our residents and local wildlife.”