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May 2021
Last Updated: 11/05/2021
Extinction Rebellion replaces fake grass with flowers in Harrogate
The environmental group has dug up the fake grass and planted flowers in one of the raised beds in Cambridge Street. The direct action is the latest development since the widely-disliked grass was installed last weekend.
Environmental campaigners have removed fake grass from one of the raised beds in Harrogate's Cambridge Street, and replaced it with plants.
Extinction Rebellion Harrogate claimed responsibility for the action in a sign posted on the bed reading, 'Grow plants not plastic'.
The group also posted a poem on the bed titled 'We Did This'. It reads:
"Just ordinary people
Made this ordinary stand"
The poem goes on to explain what they have done with the plastic grass:
"We haven't stolen it
You get your plastic back
We have rolled it up and tied it
And put it in a sack"
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It is not known precisely when the group performed the stunt, although it is thought to have taken place last night or early this morning.
The controversial plastic grass first appeared last weekend, and has been widely condemned. Criticisms included the lack of aesthetic appeal and the anti-ecological nature of using plastic grass instead of real plants.
The Stray Ferret has approached Extinction Rebellion and Harrogate Borough Council, which installed the fake grass, for comment.
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