[Discuss] a very sad day for a very lovely old tree

[Anne Marie Garvey]

Thank you for this gloomy view.

I was in Norwich today. It's only 1hour and a bit through Ely and there trees abound and the avenues and roads are thronged with men doing tree work on them. It is lovely there, the market is great and the churches fabulous and there is a wonderful cinema with all the films on here but in a wonderful even magical setting , in a medieval church with a heavenly cafe attched wonderfully dark and candle lit Also Norwich is dark. They are not trying to flood it with dreadful lighting as here.

It costs £13 RETURN to get there, well worth seeing how other communities go on


Yours


Anne



On 14 Nov 2011, at 17:48, Ellie Stoneley wrote:

> Hi all
> 
> I thought that following a previous email you might be interested / saddened to know that today the beautiful thuja tree that had been saved by a unanimous vote by the planning committee, started to be felled following a fast track appeal to Mr Pickles ... it seems that even in the case of a flimsy garage built long after the tree was planted (about 80 years), with no planning permission and no firm foundation, that 'bricks trump trees' ... heartbreaking to have lost the battle ... even Acacia who are cutting it down feel that it shouldn't be felled ... but insurance, money etc all came into play and in the end the neighbours won and their love of space and concrete will see the tree totally removed tomorrow. 
> 
> It was visible from much of the hospital site, from the Gogs, and Hills Road ... and today the space on Red Cross Lane where it was leaves a big view of the hospital and too much sky where greenery is needed.
> 
> I won't try circulating photos again as I think they never did get round our group, but I will circulate the link to my blog (interrupted the pregnancy part of the blog to turn it into a tree blog) .. the top 4 posts all pertain to the tree
> http://www.crazypregnantperson.com
> 
> Also just as an aside I heard today that Diana Oviatt Ham is no longer with the council
> 
> I hope all is well elsewhere in the treeless place that Cambridge is becoming
> 
> All the best
> Ellie
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