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A mum-of-two has\u00a0\u2018tied the knot\u2019\u00a0with a tree and now intends to change her surname to reflect the species she \u2018married\u2019.<\/p>\n
Kate Cunningham\u2019s family and friends looked on as the bizarre wedding ceremony was held in a Merseyside park.<\/p>\n
The 34-year-old bride decided to \u2018marry\u2019 the elder tree in Litherland\u2019s Rimrose Valley Park as a stunt to raise awareness about a campaign opposing the construction of a new bypass.<\/p>\n
The activist, from Melling, told the\u00a0Liverpool Echo\u00a0that she had a hen do the night before and now plans to change her name to Kate Rose Elder by deed poll.<\/p>\n
She wore an olive green dress, a home made skirt and green pumps for the symbolic ceremony.<\/p>\n
Before the big day, Miss Cunningham told the Echo: \u201cMy boyfriend is very supportive of my decision. \u201cHe\u2019s even helped make props for the ceremony.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy oldest son was initially embarrassed when I told him I was going to do it, but now he has decided to come to the ceremony. It means a lot to him to be there.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy dad has been very supportive. He\u2019s been out in his van helping to organise everything for the big day.\u201d<\/p>\n
She added: \u201cAt first it was just an idea. Then we decided that we were going to make it happen.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a great day for all the local community to come together.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s our day.\u201d<\/p>\n
Local residents have been campaigning to block the new three-mile bypass through Rimrose Valley.<\/p>\n
Proposed by Highways England, it is intended to ease traffic congestion into the Port of Liverpool.<\/p>\n
Local actor, musician, and poet Davy Edge performed the ceremony on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n
Miss Cunningham said she had a hen party on Friday night to mark the occasion.<\/p>\n
Her stunt was inspired by female activists in Mexico who held similar wedding ceremonies to raise awareness about illegal logging and land clearing.<\/p>\n
She said: \u201cThe spark for this idea came when it was announced that road was going to be built.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been a protester marching in street demonstrations with thousands of other people but it doesn\u2019t attract enough attention from people.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want people to engage with the campaign and raise questions about the destruction of our greenspace. There are plenty of local people who aren\u2019t even aware of what is happening.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is particularly close to my heart. My mum died of an asthma attack and I suffer from a lung condition called bronchiectasis which means that my own lungs are prone to infection.<\/p>\n
\u201cPlans to bulldoze this beautiful place for yet another busy road makes no sense and are an attack on our health.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is already too much pollution in our region and we desperately need a solution which addresses this; not one which will make it even worse.\u201d<\/p>\n
In July, This Morning fans were left in shock when a\u00a0woman tearfully \u2018married\u2019 her dog\u00a0after giving up on men.<\/p>\n
A woman famously\u00a0\u2018married\u2019 a 300-year-old pirate ghost\u00a0only to announce a few years later that she has divorced the phantom .<\/p>\n
She claims he tried to kill her by giving her\u00a0sepsis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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