Category: Nature: Trees and Shrubs

A Tree In Blossom On The Edge Of Kingdown School Sports Field, Warminster

Thursday 27th March 2015

A tree in blossom on the edge of
Kingdown School Sports Field
(St. George’s Playing Field),
Boreham, Warminster.

Photographs taken by Danny Howell
on Thursday 27th March 2015.

Avenue Primary School, Warminster, To Get Match Funding From Warminster Town Council For Planting Oaks, Sycamores, Willows And Birch Trees At The Lake Pleasure Grounds (The Town Park) And Near The School Itself

Tuesday 24th March 2015

Some of the pupils from the Avenue Primary School, Warminster, attended the Town Development Committee meeting of Warminster Town Council at the Civic Centre on Monday 23rd March to update the Council on their plans to plant trees to represent the school’s house names. Ellie Morgan, Mollie Savea, Libby Leeson and Phoebe Craig explained how the school had approached the Town Council in March 2014 asking for help with funding to plant oak, sycamore, willow and birch trees within the community. The Town Council had agreed to match fund whatever the school were able to raise, up to the value of £500.

The school had managed to raise £200 for their project, and the children asked the Town Council to match this sum. They suggested the Lake Pleasure Grounds (the town park) would be the ideal place to plant the trees, and they could be used as a meeting place for special occasions such as award ceremonies.

The children’s teacher, Ms Louise Kilminster, asked whether the Council would be able to help with the next steps for finding the most appropriate place to plant them.

Councillor Jamie Cullen said: “The Council will be delighted to honour its pledge to support the Avenue School in this project and will guide the school on where to plant and help obtain planning permission.” Councillor Andrew Davis felt that planting in the park was an excellent idea as some trees had been lost in the park, so this would aid with regeneration. Some trees could also be planted near the Avenue School.

Councillor Sue Fraser congratulated the children on their fundraising efforts, and suggested that plaques should be placed by the trees to identify where they were from.

The Town Clerk, Heather Abernethie, was asked to submit the necessary paperwork to Wiltshire Council on behalf of the school.

“Time” In A Tree In The Norton Wood Plantation, Norton Bavant

Thursday 22nd January 2015

An ivy clad tree in the south-east corner
of the Norton Wood Plantation,
Norton Bavant, where . . . .

. . . . you will find an alarm clock.

It’s a Big Ben repeater model
by Westclox
but it no longer works
and the time is stopped at 1.33.

The words “A Time” have been carved
into the narrower trunk of an
accompanying ash alongside the main trunk.

The back of the clock is very rusty.