On a perfect spring day, two local school groups were treated by the Woodland Trust to a session of tree planting to mark the Queens Diamond Jubilee. As far as we could see they all seemed to be having a lot of fun! A big 'THANK YOU' to Bishop Lovedayand Dr Radcliffe's Primary C of E schools for all your help. The trees sit alongside a local footpath to the west of Swerford, and so everyone involved should be able to re-visit over the coming years and see them grow.
On Thursday 8 October The
The trust had requested that we supply them with a selection of native trees and shrubs all looking their best. So, several oaks, beech, hornbeam, spindle, guelder rose, wayfaring and laurels all found themselves in the bright lights – and were even dressed in hessian for the occasion by the Trust volunteers. They helped add ambiance to a very successful evening for the trust whose auction raised substantial funds for their great work.
Could anybody in the know give some more history surrounding the oak tree that apparently – and obviously in the photo – is growing within the Globe Theatre?
