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project Facilities will include
a conference centre,
shops and a restaurant Artwork courtesy of Barcham Trees Ltd

New arboretum
at Barcham Trees
It’s hoped the visitor
centre will be a major
WordsIan Hodgson tourist araction
major new arboretum
and visitor complex
A is to be built in
Cambridgeshire. The 17-acre
venture will form part of the
300-acre site of Barcham Trees,
one of Europe’s largest
commercial container tree
suppliers, located between Ely
and Soham. Proposals, recently Visitors will experience
given approval by the local 17 acres planted with
council, will include a 12-acre ornamental trees and shrubs
arboretum, new lake, visitor and
conference facilities, plant
centre, restaurant and shopping be educational, practical and “More people than ever now chairman of trade body the
area, creating up to 40 new a showcase for Barcham’s wide appreciate the huge benefits Arboricultural Association.
jobs. A completion date is yet range of stock. The nursery holds trees provide for human health “We’re determined the
to be finalised. Royal warrants for container and the environment in general,” arboretum will be a beacon
The aim is to create an trees, growing for both The said Keith Sacre, the nursery’s of sustainability.”
attractive environment that will Queen and the Prince of Wales. arboricultural director and O Visit www.barcham.co.uk.

Industry support for threatened allotment

ardening luminaries, an pledged support, along
allotment charity and with MP Barry
G local MPs have pledged Sheerman. The National
support for plot holders of a West Allotment Society’s
Yorkshire allotment society (NSALG) legal team is
threatened with eviction. currently helping the
Kirklees Council gave gardeners Cemetery Road campaign
at Cemetery Road Allotments at group to establish the The National
Allotment Society
Birkby, near Huddersfield, just six status of the allotment site. is researching the
months to quit the site to make “The site passed from history of the site
way for a new school sports pitch, Huddersfield Corporation to
scheduled to open in September. Kirklees Council in 1974 and Photos: Cemetery Road Allotments
The council maintains the plots our research will involve a
have temporary status, while laborious trawl through
outraged holders claim the Huddersfield Corporation
provision is statutory, after they archives,” said a NSALG Debby Fulgoni recently handed a going for a change of use
become allotments during the spokesperson. “There’s evidence 5,000-signature petition to the and the land will eventually be
Second World War. the site has been in continuous council. “We’re very cynical about built on,” she is reported as saying.
Ex-BBC Gardeners’ World use since at least 1949.” the land being used as a sports OVisit: facebook.com/
presenter Toby Buckland has Plot holder and campaigner pitch. We think the council is cemeteryroadallotments.

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