Would you like this dead silkyoak infront of your house?

Itsposs

Thats almost worth a new thread that Eric. Sustainable development If that silky oak is still there when my Baker MIll rolls off the docks can I come an MIll it Your dead right about the council thing red tape what our wonderfull nation is founded on

GandJ

Update: some good news.

Whether it was coincidence or not, I got a phone call from RCC today, shortly after emailing our local councillor. RCC have now said the dead tree is now scheduled to be removed in 4-6 weeks time.

Once it is down I will confirm back again that all is good.

Thank you to all for your support in helping us get the dead tree removed.

A special thank you goes to Eric who championed our council/tree drama!

Cheers
GandJ

ARWadoo

Congratulations Eric and the team. They say justice delayed is justice denied. Gandj Sorry for the trauma u have gone through.
Peace be to u and ur family.
AR

Eric Frei

A big thank you to all our voters.

Let it be known that council did not make available their policies or evidence, they ran a shut shop. If government is by the people for the people then there is seriously something wrong when people are kept in the dark like here. It raises suspicion and makes you wonder what bureaucratic policies are being dreamt up.

This case has ended positively and clearly inline with what the vast majority of people voted.

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Eric Frei

Time is up, has it been cut down yet?

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jmcg.insight.gardens

More than likely not


it will probably fall down in some high wind event and hurt someone.

George Valentine

I'm with all the others that voted, take it down but, I would gladly do the job just in exchange for the wood. Silky-Oak wood make beautiful turnings of all sorts.

I've just made a pen (yesterday) to give as a gift to the local mill owner that gave me a few edges from a large tree he slabbed, many years ago, and kept it for its own use (collection), "treasures" as he call them. His 74 years old and he's got more treasures than I can poke a stick at, now that he his retired and his oldest son is taking on the business, I have a good shot at benefiting with the son's pushing to get his father to clean up his wood "stash", as according to the son is just rubbish taking valued space...!

I certainly have an issue with most Councils attitudes towards the tree issues in general, some rules and decisions are absolutely, and bluntly ridiculous...!

Get that ugly thing down, before someone gets hurt...!

Cheers
George

jasonnclinton

I wouldn't want this tree in my front or back yard. Constant picking up the dead bark and not knowing if it would be acroos the fence or one of my kids when I came home would really bother me.

Eric Frei

Drove past today and it's gone.

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phill ellison

gee, bout time, took them long time to get them down, damn they must be busy

ARWadoo

It is good news that the tree is gone. May be u could ask for a report about any foul play with the dead tree.
AR