Trees for Cities is a UK charity which aims to plant urban trees and create greener cities. Since 1993, the organisation has reported that 125,000 volunteers have planted over 1,200,000 urban trees in parks, streets, woodlands, schools, hospitals and housing estates. The charity also runs the Edible Playgrounds programme, which aims to inspire school children to grow and eat healthy food.
The organisation's headquarters at Prince Consort Lodge in Kennington, London SE11
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Prince Albert's Model Cottage
Prince Albert's Model Cottage was the name given to a model dwelling designed in the mid-19th century to offer an alternative form of accommodation for poor families in England. It was supported by Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria.
A Prince Albert Cottage in Hertford, Hertfordshire
An early illustration of the cottages
Photograph by Claude-Marie Ferrier of the original cottage during the Great Exhibition, inscribed on the balcony "Model Houses for Families. Erected by HRH Prince Albert".
The original Prince Albert Cottage, in Kennington