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Updated:17 January, 2012
840 Trees for Winslow!!
That is the number of trees
that have been donated to Winslow thanks to our efforts for applying
for a grant from the Woodland Trust..
Lions International is the international umbrella under which the
Lions Club of Winslow sits. It has launched a worldwide request to
ask all Lions Clubs to plant a tree for each member worldwide. The
Lions Club of Winslow has undertaken some research in to this and by
chance has established that the Woodland Trust is giving away trees
for Community based projects to celebrate this year’s Queen’s
Diamond Jubilee.
After a meeting with the Amenities Committee of the Winslow Town
Council we agreed to try to secure trees for the inside
perimeter of the cricket field on Elmfields Gate and the new Burial
Ground on Furze Lane which has yet to be landscaped. There are also
two other potential projects; one is to plant trees around
Winslow which is in an abandoned Bucks County Council plan due to
funding shortages and the other is to build a Remembrance Garden in
the Churchyard. They will be considered at a later date.
The Town Council agreed that we should go ahead with a bid for the
trees for the two projects. The bids had to demonstrate a benefit to
the Community and the involvement of Community Groups in the
planting. The Lions submitted the bid for the Burial Ground and the
Sports Club for the perimeter of the Cricket Ground. Bids were
submitted for 420 trees for each project. We were successful with
both bids and we expect the 840 trees to be delivered very soon for
planting in early February. The planting will need to involve many
of the other Community Groups in Winslow which will be the task of
the Winslow Lions Club.We will need to secure publicity and
commemorate the trees to the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.
It is over 20 years since the Lions of Winslow did the tree planting
scheme on Elmfields Gate by the Park and the Public Hall Car Park.
The result has greatlt improved a blighted area to the benefit of
the whole Community. These two projects will do the same.
Furthermore the Lions of Winslow will certainly exceeded their
target of one tree per member given that there are just over 40
members.
Congratulations to Lions Gordon Wiseman and Dave Garlick for
getting us this far.”
To regiser your interest in helping
to plant them then please
contact us..
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