Tree trail to mark first anniversary of Manchester Arena attack

Monday 21st May 2018

The trail is intended as the focus for people who want to share messages of tribute, solidarity and love. Credit: Ralph Blunsom

www.itv.com - People can mark the first anniversary of the Manchester Arena attack on a tree trail planted in the city. Twenty-two people were killed by a suicide bomber at an Ariana Grande concert on 22 May last year. Members of the public are invited to attach messages to 28 trees planted between Victoria Station - near the concert venue - and St Ann's Square.

The trail is intended as the focus for people who want to share messages of tribute, solidarity and love. Messages can be left using specially-designed cardboard tags and at the end of the trail they will be kept – alongside tributes left last year – in an archive of the city’s response to the attack. Volunteers will oversee the trees every day, from 8am to 8pm – 8am to 11pm on 22 May itself.

Any other floral and plant tributes which are left in public places will be carefully collected at the end of each day and taken to Wythenshawe Park, where they will remain on display until they are ultimately recycled.