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Tree o’clock on Saturday 5 December
J S Dance -time to plant thousands of trees!
Academy
How many trees can 100 people plant in one hour and what’s the greatest number of trees that can be
planted in an hour across the nation?
If either of these ques- said Patrick. “Our Woodland
tions sparks your curiosity, Creation Project is planting
and you’d like to be part of 11,000 trees in total, but on 5
a world-record breaking December we’re hoping that
attempt to plant the most supporters will plant between
BALLET TAP JAZZ trees in one hour, then 2,000 and 5,000.
Wroughton is the place to “We’ve got a couple of sur-
Registered Teachers:
be on Saturday 5 December prises in store, so don’t forget
Jenny Sullivan from 10.30am to 3.30pm. to wrap up warm and bring
L.R.A.D. A.I.S.T.D. National Tree Week takes your own spade for a fun day
place from 25 November to out in the fresh air for all the
Gemma Thompson 6 December, and to mark family.”
A.I.S.T.D C.D.E. the biggest celebration of trees in the created flyers and put together a Although the event runs for five
UK, the Great Western Community promotional film, with us starring hours, the crucial record-breaking
Mondays at Forest team is linking up with the as Laurel and Hardy type characters ‘Tree O’Clock’ hour takes place
Moredon Community Centre
BBC’s Breathing Places campaign to demonstrating how to plant a tree,” between 11am and 12noon.
Tuesdays at plant as many trees as is humanly added Rosie. “It’s real slapstick.” People can also contribute to the
St Francis School, Taw Hill possible at Blackhorse Farm, near The film clip will be shown on record breaking attempt at home by
Ridgeway School. Wharf Green’s Big Screen in the planting a tree in the garden; details
Thursdays and Fridays at Ridgeway year 11 pupils Rosie run up to the event, and the girls from: www. bbc.co.uk/breathing-
Shrivenham Broad and Katie McCabe, above, are hoping that some of it will be places/treeoclock/pledgeform
have been the driving force behind shown on BBC Points West. Blackhorse Farm is close to In-
Saturdays at the promotion of the event at a local Katie and Rosie are also devis- verary Road, Wroughton. Visitors
Even Swindon Community level, working alongside Patrick ing wacky activities for the day are asked to walk or cycle. Car
Centre
Norris, biodiversity project officer including welly-wanging, Christ- parking is available at Pipers Way
FOR FURTHER at Swindon Council and the BBC’s mas crafts for children, as well as Park and Ride.
INFORMATION AND/OR Learning Project Manager, Trish a sale of cakes, teas and warming • Historic trees cut back in Shaw -
TO ENROL PLEASE Campbell. soup provided by the Ridgeway’s see page 38
“We volunteered to publicise this catering students. • Come and cut down some historic
PHONE: 872682 event as part of our Duke of Edin- “This is probably going to be the trees at Peatmoor Copse and learn
burgh silver award,” said Katie. one major tree-planting event in the traditional woodland management
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“We’ve set up a Facebook group, whole of the south west region,” techniques - see page 38

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