[Discuss] Fwd: Special Meeting on Thursday to discuss tree planting plans on Jesus Green and Midsummer Common

Sat Sep 25 14:35:06 BST 2010

Slight correction. Trees at swimming pool are not to be 'chopped".
Consultation referred to leylandii hedge and proposal is "to plant to
the front,bulking up the hedge with a native specie
hedge, followed by a phased removal of the leylandii" (presumably
after the new one provides cover).  Hope this helps.
Peter
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From: Joanna Gordon Clark <skyclarker at yahoo.co.uk>
Date: 24 September 2010 18:25
Subject: Re: [Discuss] Special Meeting on Thursday to discuss tree
planting plans on Jesus Green and Midsummer Common
To: SOS Cambridge discussion list <discuss at soscambridge.org.uk>

Adding my name and voice to your list.  Can't believe they are gong to
chop the swimming pool trees, yes it is absolute madness.  Uniformity
is not wanted and healthy trees must not be chopped.  The plane trees
in Alexandra Gardens must not be felled, I think the argumetns against
prevail entirely.

Do we know what the cost of the work to the man in Holland St. 's
house would be?  I mean, I do have sympathy with anyone whose house
and perhaps huge investment is suffering from soil movement - but we
don't have to agree to chop trees.  We can: either give the council
enough arguments to fight off the houseowners' insurers, by makign it
clear that the trees cannot be blamed for this, sicne they have
co-existed with the houses for 100years at least,but the clay can be
and that other factors,- climate, water mains bursting and brick pit
behaviour - will very certainly ahve influenced the soil movement.
That being the case, no tree can be found guilty.
We need a 'beyond all reasonable doubt' for the trees.

Could we agree that the Alexandra Gardens trees should simply not be
felled, and other solutions found, including, as I think, that we find
sources of funding to pay for the work to the house if the council
refuses to play ball, and that no trees on Midsummer common or Jesus
Green be felled for purely aesthetic reasons as present by teh council
.  I cannot believe that we are being ignored by the council.
Ok I hardly ever get to email and it is wonderful to find you all out
there saying and doing things, my phone os 07847922023, and I would
like to see a petition or a lshort letter sent out to all people in
Cambridge at least, about the Alexandra Gardens trees, - this because
of the time factor and they being so precious to so many locally.

I am horrified to find out about the Jesus Green etc. plans, and
wonder what we can do to stop them, only I have to focus right now on
the Gardens. I live on Vicotria Road, 103, in fact, and am so happy to
hear all you people being tree defenders.

I suspect that some people may want to sit in trees to rpevent felling
when push comes to shove as it were, and that we shoudl also have tree
parties, with local schoolchildren also, to celebrate these trees, all
of them and to come and sit under them and be motivated to take
positive action towards saving them. They can't save themselves....
eheu
Joanna

      Joanna

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From: Ellie Stoneley <elliestoneley at googlemail.com>
To: SOS Cambridge discussion list <discuss at soscambridge.org.uk>
Sent: Thu, 23 September, 2010 14:55:26
Subject: Re: [Discuss] Special Meeting on Thursday to discuss tree
planting plans on Jesus Green and Midsummer Common

I would second that ...
just fyi - I have 'tweeted' about this and the meeting tonight from
@FofSC the Friends of Stourbridge Common twitter account and also
featured it on our new website please could you note the new website
address ... forward me links to your sites as you would like and any
other local news you would like including
http://stourbridgecommon.wordpress.com
good luck tonight - I can't make it due to long standing commitment
but would add my voice to those already shouting about trees going out
of fashion and so on ... there are not enough trees in Cambridge as it
is
all the best
Ellie

On 23 September 2010 13:20, Anne Garvey <annemgarvey at ntlworld.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks Peter – but I honestly think there should be zero tolerance on felling perfectly healthy trees just because they’re no longer fashionable.
>
> For instance the Copper Beech outside your house is earmarked for the axe – simply because it’s the ‘wrong colour’ and they want a green line of trees.
>
> With reasoning like this, 10 trees is a lot. The conifers alongside the tennis court and swimming pool are being axed for no good reason, and no one was given any option on that – choice on that questionnaire was between two types of replacement hedge. Like the majority of swimmers, I feel the conifers by the pool are a useful screen for privacy and for wind.
>
>
> The bottom line should surely be NO removal of trees other than for good sound reasons. I think that was the will of the majority and certainly the view of everyone I talk to . I should like this policy adopted.
>
>
>
> Best wishes
>
>
> Anne
>
>
> On 23/9/10 11:45, "CONSTABLE PETER" <p.constable at ntlworld.com> wrote:
>
> > Anne
> > Tonight's proposal is to plant 50 new trees and 10 replacements on
> > midsummer common and 20 new trees with 5 replacements on Jesus Green.
> > The wholesale felling options were opposed by a very large percentage
> > of the 400 or so respondents to the questionnaire.
> > We may be able to influence tonight's decision and reduce the
> > replacement numbers.
> >
> > So the work we done by cambridge people has been effective and the
> > Alexander Gardens issue has been deferred. Madness does not entirely
> > prevail and our efforts should continue to bear fruit.
> > Let's be positive.
> > Yrs
> > Peter
> >
> > On 23 September 2010 10:22, Anne Garvey <annemgarvey at ntlworld.com> wrote:
> >> If only they were tree planting plans – it’s the tree felling to provide
> >> uniformity of species – and they told me, colour, all green which is a form
> >> of madness.
> >>
> >>
> >> On 22/9/10 21:35, "John Lawton" <chair at soscambridge.org.uk> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Just a quick reminder of the special session of the West / Central
> >>> Area Committee on
> >>> Thursday, 23rd September at 7.30pm to discuss the tree planting plans
> >>> developed by the council.
> >>>
> >>> The meeting will be held in the Small Hall at the Guildhall in Cambridge.
> >>>
> >>> The meeting details are here:
> >>>
> >>> <http://www.cambridge.gov.uk/democracy/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=117&MId=502>
> >>> ht
> >>> tp://www.cambridge.gov.uk/democracy/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=117&MId=502
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Do take this opportunity to have your say. See you there!
> >>>
> >>> John Lawton
> >>> SOS Chair
> >>>
> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------
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