Report following the 2016 AGM

Dereham Society held its AGM on Thursday 17th March 2016.

It was felt that the year had been successful in that contributions had been made to work being undertaken on the need and development of a Neighbourhood Plan. Together with raising concerns about the size, and number of proposals, for housing development. A meeting had been held with George Freeman in relation to this.

The Town Quiz had been revived. Taking place in a different format which meant it was held on one evening. Some 20 teams were entered.

The Notice Board outside the Post Office has been replaced with the support of the Town Council.

Work on replacing the board in Nunns Walk is at an advanced stage of negotiation.

Disappointingly the wide Support shown at the 2015 AGM had not materialised. There being no increase in both membership or involvement.

It was not possible to fill the position of Officers for the Society and therefore there was no alternative but to call a Special General Meeting.

At the Special General Meeting of members, held on Thursday the 14th April 2016, it was not possible to elect  an Executive Committee.

• No one was prepared to take the role of Chair.
• It would have been possible to fill the positions of Secretary and Treasurer subject to there being a Chair.
• The constitution requires the position of officers to be filled in order that an Executive Committee be formed.

It was therefore with regret that the motion was passed, by the required two- thirds majority, that the Society be dissolved.

The constitution requires a further SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING be held to ratify this decision.

It has been fixed for THURSDAY 12TH MAY 2016 7:30 p.m. DEREHAM LIBRARY.

This does leave open the possibility that the position of Officers can be filled, thus avoiding the dissolution.

If you are interested in helping and getting involved in the committee in any way, please contact Philip Morton; tel. 01362 696758; e-mail;  philbrig333 @ googlemail.com

2016 AGM, Thursday 17th March, 7:30pm at Dereham Library

Dereham Society's 2016 AGM will be held at Dereham Library on Thursday 17th March at 7:30pm.

 

Anyone who is interested is welcome to attend.

 

We would welcome new volunteers/nominations to join the committee, including any interested in the posts of Chairman, Treasurer, and Secretary. 

 

If you are interested in getting involved in the committee in any way, please contact Philip Morton; tel. 01362 696758; e-mail;  philbrig333 @ googlemail.com

DEREHAM TOWN QUIZ 2016 (update)

Due to receiving an insufficient number of team entries to organise the quiz this time as a knock-out competition, there will instead be a one-off Quiz Night at Aldiss Park, Dereham on the evening of Thursday 10th March.

 The event will start at 7.30 pm sharp and teams are requested to arrive around 7.15 to ensure a prompt start. In addition to the dozen or so teams that entered originally there is still space to add more teams for this one-off event.

There will be a pay bar, and Dereham Society will provide a light interval refreshment as part of the entry fee. Teams of up to six players per team are therefore invited to join at a fee of £5 per team/table.

To book your place and to get more details please call Jim Stebbings on 01362 693277.
This will be an entertaining and enjoyable evening; do join us.

DEREHAM TOWN QUIZ

2016

TO BE HELD AT ALDISS PARK

ON EVENING OF

THURS 10TH MARCH

ENTER YOUR TEAM OF

UP TO SIX PLAYERS

ENQUIRIES AND BOOK A PLACE

01362 693277

Bar Available;

Light refreshments provided by The Society

Dereham Town Quiz, 2016

The Dereham Society is pleased to announce the revival of the Dereham Town Quiz. The quiz, first held in 1977 and last held in 2008, will be held early in 2016 and it is hoped that there will be sufficient interest for the competition to be held on a knock-out basis over the first months of the year, with a public final in early spring.

Please download the Entry form and further information HERE.

The Town Quiz is open to teams from Dereham and surrounding villages. However, venues for Home ties must be within 5 miles of the town. Teams can be from local groups, clubs, societies, businesses etc., but also as ‘scratch’ or ad hoc groups under a given team name.  Teams will comprise four individuals at each round from up to six people nominated at the outset.

According to Jim Stebbings who is coordinating the competition, “This was once a very popular event in the town which attracted a large number of entrants and was very much looked-forward to in the months after Christmas. We hope that we get a good response so that we can organise it on a knock-out basis rather than as the one-off quiz evening that occurred at the end of its last life.”

Dereham Society Chairman Philip Morton said, “This event really gets people together and creates a lot of fun and interest. We hope too that people will get to know more about Dereham Society and will help in our efforts to keep the Society alive”.

It is hoped that the number of entries will enable the competition to be on a knock-out basis. If there are insufficient entries to have a knock-out competition over several rounds, the competition will be held with all teams present on one evening in the first half of 2016. Date and venue to be announced later.

Assuming the quiz is held on a ‘knock-out’ basis, there will be a Plate competition for those knocked out in the first round.

There will be three awards: winners of the main competition; winners of the plate competition; winner of the highest individual score in any round. The finals of the two competitions will be held in public in the spring of 2016, followed by the awards.

The organisers will make the draw for each round with a Home Team and an Away Team. The Home team must provide a venue on the given date. A venue can be a private home, a club, pub, village hall, etc. etc. The Home Team must advise the away team of the venue.

Each round will take place on the same night, and at the same time of 7.30 pm. Provisionally the first round will take place on Thursday, February 11th, with further rounds on Thursday March 10th and Thursday April 14th. The public final will be in May, at a date to be fixed. As mentioned above, the number of rounds will ultimately be determined by reference to the number of team entering.

Results and draw details for each round will be published on the Dereham Society website and on the Society notice boards adjacent to Dereham Post Office and in Wright’s Walk.

The cost of entry will be £5 per team. Funds will be used by the organisers to meet administration costs and prizes etc. Any surplus will be for the benefit of Dereham Society.

Please download more information and Entry forms HERE. Entries need to be submitted by 15 December with the first round planned to take place during February, 2016 and a public final in the spring of 2016.

March 2015 meeting

Following on from the AGM held on 26th February, the Dereham Society will hold a meeting at Dereham library, at 7:30pm, on 26th March, to review how the Society could go forward. The Meeting is an open forum for anyone interested to come along and get involved in the future of the Town.

The Society has been dormant for the past three years but could provide a starting point and vehicle for a new generation of people to help shape the future of Dereham. The Society is aiming to increase Pride in Dereham across a number of issues.

Dereham town Mayor, Tim Birt, will be present to explain how the Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP) works and how this could be rolled out to cover Dereham. For an NDP to be successful it requires a high level of support and input from all sections of the community. This is a critical plan as it could cover a wide range of issues presently covered by Breckland Planning Authority, such as Housing, Retail Development and Employment areas. A coherent plan would also include Traffic control, development of Green Spaces and major infrastructure such as school, health and utility services. These are hot topics affecting parts of the Town in different ways but by using Dereham Society and the NDP as a focal point all interested parties can act together to present alternative plans for the future.

Aside from the role of helping to develop an NDP Dereham Society is keen to help promote social events that create Pride in Dereham. This could cover a wide range of events such as a Festival, Town Quiz or local based musical shows. The present committee recognises the need for a flexible less formal approach to developing new ideas to create Pride in Dereham and so invites people to attend as the format and direction will be determined by those who wish to become involved.

The Society was formed as an organisation for people to come together and work to improve Dereham in whichever area the group chooses to work in. This remains the key objective today and the Society is open to all parties who wish to improve Dereham.

The intention is to form a Working Party at the end of the Meeting to look at how best Dereham Society can move forward to achieve the aim of providing a vehicle to promote pride in Dereham. This Working Party is to inform the Society’s membership, within 4-6 weeks, what the focus of the society for the next year will be.

Report on 2015 AGM

The EDP/Dereham Times has published a report on-line about last night's Dereham Society AGM, where we had lively discussions about the Society's future.
The report can be read at; http://www.derehamtimes.co.uk/news/future_looks_bright_for_dereham_society_1_3972658
Some attending the meeting were very vocal that the Dereham Society should be using modern social media like Facebook to advertise and promote our work, and there are now discussions about the Dereham Society on the "Dereham Community Notice Board" Facebook Group.
A follow-up meeting when we will need to elect new committee members, including a Chairman, Treasurer, and Secretary, will now be held at 7:30pm, on Thursday 26th March, at Dereham Library.

2015 AGM

The Dereham Society's 2015 AGM will be held on Thursday 26th February, 7:30pm, at Dereham library.

As has been reported in the Dereham Times newspaper of 5th February 2015, the current committee is proposing the dissolution of the society, unless there is significant new interest in membership, and in new people joining the committee.

The Executive Committee has been operating on a 'holding position' for the last two years. Membership has continued to fall and no new members have joined the Committee. Reluctantly we feel that the AGM must consider the dissolution of the society.

From the Constitution;
15. Winding Up.

• The Society may be dissolved by a two-thirds majority of members voting at the Annual General Meeting or Special General Meeting of the society confirmed by simple majority of members voting at a further Special General Meeting held not less than 14 days after the previous Meeting. If a motion for the dissolution of the Society is to be proposed at an Annual General Meeting or Special general Meeting this motion shall be referred to specifically when notice of the Meeting is given. In the event of the dissolution of the Society the available funds of the Society shall be transferred to such one or more charitable institutions having objects similar or reasonably similar to the herein before declared as shall be chosen by the Executive Committee and approved by the Meeting of the Society is confirmed. On dissolution the minute books and other records of the Society shall be deposited with the Civic Trust.

The committee requires the following posts;

• Chairman, 
• Vice Chairman, 
• Secretary, 
• Treasurer, 
• Plus 6 Committee members.

At the AGM, the present committee will set out a schedule to close down the Society and arrange for the funds to be dispersed to an agreed charity or similar organisation. The Society has been looking after funds previously raised by the Neatherd Moor Preservation Society and similar arrangements will have to be made for the disposal of the money held for  the Moor's Society.

Dereham Society was created to help raise the profile of the Town by preserving and protecting aspects of the Town such as buildings and green spaces. There is still an urgent need for an independent voice to safeguard Green Spaces from future housing development and other types of encroachment as pressure is exerted by central government for land to be freed up. The success of the Mattishall Matters action group shows how effective local action can be, can this be replicated in Dereham when needed in areas presently not earmarked for development ?

The demise of the Town Centre where shops seem to close almost weekly, combined with uncertain developments in Norwich street raise big question marks over what the centre will look like in the future. This is an issue across many Market Towns but if Dereham Town Centre is to thrive it needs a vision for the future which should involve an active dialogue with residents to determine what they want from the centre. The Society could provide a forum for views to be discussed and plans put forward, however the present lack of support for the Society in its present format suggests changes are needed or that people are not too concerned by these developments.

If you want to become involved and contribute to how Dereham develops in the future please attend the AGM.

Contact; Philip Morton; tel. 01362 696758; e-mail, philbrig333 @ googlemail.com

2014 AGM

The Dereham Society's 2014 AGM will be held on Thursday 27th February, 7:30pm, at Dereham library.

Anyone who is interested is welcome to attend.

2013 AGM

Dereham Society's 2013 AGM will be held on Wednesday 6th March, 7:30pm, at Dereham library.

The Society's committee is proposing changes to the society's constitution, to better reflect how the society currently operates.

DEREHAM SOCIETY CONSTITUTION.

For Review AGM 6^th March 2013. Sections 3,4,6 & 7  Present in Red. Proposed in Blue

1. Name.                   

The name of the Society shall be The Dereham Society.

2. Objects.   

The Society is established for the public benefit for the following purposes in the area comprising the Parish of Dereham (including Toftwood) and Scarning which area shall hereinafter be referred to as “the area of benefit”.

                        (i)   To stimulate public interest in the area of benefit.

                        (ii)  To promote high standards of planning and architecture in the area of benefit.

(iii) To secure the preservation, protection, development and improvement of      features of historic or public interest in the area of benefit.

In furtherance of the said purposes but not otherwise, the Society, through the Executive Committee shall have the following powers:

(1)  To promote research into subjects directly connected with the objects of the            Society and to publish the results of any such research.

(2)  To act as a co-ordinating body and to co-operate with the local authority, planning committees, sanitary, drainage and all other local & statutory authorities, voluntary organisations, charities and persons having aims similar to those of the Society.

(3) To promote or assist in promoting activities of a charitable nature throughout the   area of benefit.

(4)  To publish papers, reports and other literature.

(5)  To make surveys and prepare maps and plans, to collect information in relation to   any place, erection or building of beauty or historic interest within the area of benefit.

(6)  To hold meetings, lectures and exhibitions.

(7)  To educate public opinion and to give advice and information.

(8)  To raise funds and invite and receive contributions from any person or persons whatsoever by way of subscription, donation and otherwise provided that the Society shall not undertake any permanent trading activities in raising funds for its primary purpose.

(9)  To take and accept any gifts of property, whether subject to any special trusts or not.

(10) To sell, let, mortgage, dispose of or turn to account all or any of the property or funds of the Society as shall be necessary.

(11) To borrow or raise money for the purposes of the Society on such terms and on such security as the Executive Committee shall think fit, but so that the liability of individual members of the Society shall in no case extend beyond the amount of their respective annual subscriptions.

(12) To do all such other things as are necessary for the attainment of the said purpose.

[Dereham Society Constitution (continued 1)]

3. Membership.

Membership shall be open to all who are interested in actively furthering the purposes of the Society.  No member shall have the power to vote at any meeting of the Society if his subscription is in arrears at the time.  Junior members shall be those aged less that 18 years at the time their subscription is due; and they shall not be entitled to vote at any meeting of the Society.  The subscriptions of a member joining the Society in the three months preceding January 1^st in any year shall be regarded as covering membership for the Society’s commencing on January 1^st following the date of joining the Society.

3. Membership.

Membership shall be open to all who are interested in actively furthering the purposes of the Society.  No member shall have the power to vote at any meeting of the Society if his subscription is in arrears at the time.  The subscriptions of a member joining the Society in the three months preceding The AGM in any year shall be regarded as covering membership for the Society’s commencing at the AGM following the date of joining the Society.

4. Subscriptions.

                        The annual subscription shall be divided into catagories as follows:-

                                    As at 2010 – announced at AGM February 2009)

                                    Life Membership                                          £10 X Annual subscription

Full Membership                                          £  9.00

Family Membership

(two people at same address)                    £12.00

Businesses/Organisations                         1½ times full membership £13.50

Junior Members                                           ½ full membership £4.50

(Under 18 years at 1^st January)

or such reasonable sum as the Executive Committee shall determine from time to time, and shall be payable on or before January 1^st each year.  Membership shall lapse if the subscription is unpaid three months after it is due.

4. Subscriptions. 2013-2014

                        The annual subscription shall be divided into catagories as follows:-

                                   

Full Membership                                          £  1.00

Family Membership

(two people at same address)                    £2.00

Businesses/Organisations                         £2.00

or such reasonable sum as the Executive Committee shall determine from time to time, and shall be payable after the AGM each year.  Membership shall lapse if the subscription is unpaid three months after it is due.

5. Meetings.             

An Annual General Meeting shall be held in or about February  of

each year to receive the Executive Committee’s report and audited accounts and to elect Officers and Members of the Committee.

The Committee shall decide when ordinary meetings of the Society shall be held and shall give at least 14 days notice of such meetings to all members.

Special General Meetings of the Society shall be held at the written request of members representing not less than 10% of the existing membership of the society and whose subscriptions are fully paid up. 25% of members personally present shall constitute a quorum for a Meeting of the Society.

6. Officers.               

Nominations for the election of Officers shall be made at least 14 days before the Annual General Meeting.  Such nominations shall be supported by a seconder and the consent of the proposed nominee must first have been obtained.  The election of Officers shall be completed prior to the election of further Committee members.  Nominees for the election as Officers or Committee members shall declare at the Annual General Meeting at which their election is to be considered.

The Officers of the Society shall consist of:

                        Chairman

                        (Vice Chairman)

                        Honorary Secretary

                        Honorary Treasurer

all of whom shall relinquish their office every year and shall be eligible for re-election at the Annual General Meeting.  The Chairman shall not be entitled to retain his office for more than 2 consecutive years but shall be eligible for further election in due course.  A President and Vice Presidents may also be elected at a  General Meeting of the Society, for periods to be decided at such a meeting.  The Executive Committee shall have the power to fill casual vacancies occurring among the Officers of the Society.

6. Officers.               

The election of Officers shall be completed prior to the election of further Committee members at the Annual General Meeting.

The Officers of the Society shall consist of:

                        Chairman

                        (Vice Chairman)

                        Honorary Secretary

                        Honorary Treasurer & Membership Secretary

           

all of whom shall relinquish their office every year and shall be eligible for re-election at the Annual General Meeting.  A President and Vice Presidents may also be elected at a  General Meeting of the Society, for periods to be decided at such a meeting.  The Executive Committee shall have the power to fill casual vacancies occurring among the Officers of the Society.

7. The Executive.

                        The Executive Committee shall be responsible for the management and administration of the Society.  The Executive Committee shall consist of Officers and not less than 4 and not more than 6 other members.  The Committee shall have power to co-opt further members (who shall attend in an advisory and non-voting capacity).  The Officers and members of the Committee shall normally be resident or work in the area of benefit. The President and Vice Presidents may attend any meeting of the Executive Committee but shall not vote at any meeting.  In the event of an equality in the votes cast, the Chairman shall have a second casting vote.  Nominations for election to the Executive Committee shall be made in writing at least 14 days before the Annual General Meeting.  They must be supported by a seconder and the consent of the proposed nominee must be obtained.  If the nominations exceed the number of vacancies, a ballot shall take place in such a manner as shall be determined.  Members of the Executive Committee shall be elected annually at the Annual General Meeting of the Society, outgoing members may be re-elected.  The Executive Committee shall meet not less than 6 times a year at intervals of not more than 2 months and the Honorary Secretary shall give all members not less than 7 days notice of each meeting.  The quorum shall, as near as may be, comprise one third of the members of the Executive Committee.

7. The Executive.

                        The Executive Committee shall be responsible for the management and administration of the Society.  The Executive Committee shall consist of Officers and not more than 6 other members.  The Committee shall have power to co-opt further members.  The Officers and members of the Committee shall normally be resident or work in the area of benefit. The President and Vice Presidents may attend any meeting of the Executive Committee but shall not vote at any meeting.  In the event of an equality in the votes cast, the Chairman shall have a second casting vote Members of the Executive Committee shall be elected annually at the Annual General Meeting of the Society, outgoing members may be re-elected.  The Executive Committee shall meet at regular intervals, determined by the activities of the Society, and at a minimum of every six months. The Honorary Secretary shall give all members not less than 7 days notice of each meeting.  The quorum shall, as near as may be, comprise one third of the members of the Executive Committee.

8. Sub-Committees.

                        The Executive Committee may constitute such sub-committees from time to time as shall be considered necessary for such purposes as shall be thought fit.  The Chairman of each sub-committee shall be appointed by the Executive Committee and all actions and proceedings of each sub-committee shall be reported to and be confirmed by the Executive Committee as soon as possible.  Members of the Executive Committee may be members of any sub-committee and membership of a sub-committee shall be no bar to membership of the Executive Committee.  Sub-committees shall be subordinate to and may be regulated or dissolved by the Executive Committee.

9. Declaration of Interest.

                        It shall be the duty of every Officer or member of the Executive Committee or Sub-committee who is in any way directly or indirectly interested financially or professionally in any item discussed at any Committee meeting at which he or she is present to declare such interest and he/she shall not discuss such item or vote thereon.

10. Expenses of Administration and Application of Funds.

                        The Executive Committee shall, out of the funds of the Society, pay all proper expenses of administration and management of the Society.  After the payment of the administration and management expenses and the setting aside to reserve of such funds as may be deemed expedient, the remaining funds of the Society shall be applied by the Executive Committee in the furtherance of the purposes of the Society.

[Dereham Society Constitution (continued 3)]

11. Investment.

                        All monies at any time belonging to the Society and not required for immediate application for its purposes shall be invested by the Executive Committee in or upon such investment securities or property as it may think fit, subject, nevertheless, to such authority, approval or consent  by the Charity Commission as may be for the time being required by law or by the special trusts affecting any property in the hands of the Executive Committee.

12.Trustees.

                        Any freehold and leasehold property acquired by the Society shall and if the Executive Committee so direct any other property belonging to the Society may be vested in trustees who shall deal with such property as the Executive Committee may from time to time direct.  Any trustees shall at least be 3 in number or a trust corporation.  The Power of the Appointment of new trustees shall be vested in the Executive Committee.  A trustee need not be a member of the society but no person whose membership lapses by virtue of paragraph 3 hereof shall thereafter be qualified to act as a trustee unless and until re-appointed as such by the Executive Committee.  The Honorary Secretary shall from time to time notify the trustees in writing of any such amendments in their duties as hereto and the trustees shall not be bound by any such amendments in their duties as trustees unless such notice has been given.  The Society shall be bound to indemnify the trustees in their duties (including the proper charge of a trustee being a trust corporation) and liability under such indemnity shall be a proper administrative expense.

13. Amendments.

                        This Constitution may be amended by a two-thirds majority of members present at any Annual General Meeting or Special General Meeting of the society, providing that 28 days notice of the proposed amendment has been to all members, and provided that nothing herein contained shall authorise any amendment the effect of which would be to cause the society at any time to cease to be a charity in law.

14. Notices.

                        Any notice required to be given by these Rules shall be deemed to be duly given if sent by electronic mail, delivered by hand or prepaid post addressed to the address of that member last notified by the Secretary.

15. Winding Up.

            The Society may be dissolved by a two-thirds majority of members voting at the Annual General Meeting or Special General Meeting of the society confirmed by simple majority of members voting at a further Special General Meeting held not less than 14 days after the previous Meeting.  If a motion for the dissolution of the Society is to be proposed at an Annual General Meeting or Special general Meeting this motion shall be referred to specifically when notice of the Meeting is given.  In the event of the dissolution of the Society the available funds of the Society shall be transferred to such one or more charitable institutions having objects similar or reasonably similar to the herein before declared as shall be chosen by the Executive Committee and approved by the Meeting of the Society is confirmed.  On dissolution the minute books and other records of the Society shall be deposited with the Civic Trust.

2012 membership subscriptions

Subscriptions are now due for 2012 and as agreed at the AGM these remain at £12 for a family or business/ organisation and £9 for an individual. Please complete the form and return it together with your subscription to Malcolm Money. Please see the bottom of the May 2012 Newsletter for the form and other details.

Newsletter

The May 2012 Dereham Society Newsletter can now be accessed on-line < here >.

Dereham Society celebrate the Diamond Jubilee by planting a growing tribute for local people and wildlife

• Neatherd Moor close to Clark’s Acre
• Saturday  17th March 10.00 a.m.

 

Dereham Society with Dereham Town Council in the Neatherd Moor are planting free trees from the Woodland Trust to celebrate The Queen's Diamond Jubilee and help improve the habitat for wildlife on land recently purchased by Dereham Town Council.

Dereham Society are receiving a free105 tree pack, which will be used to plant a hedge along the side of land adjacent to Clark’s Acre. This fits in with the Green Framework to develop corridors for wildlife and improve the visual amenity for walkers. Larger packs of 400 trees are available for planting in the Autumn once the first batch of 105 trees are successfully planted.

 

If you would like to plant a tree with Dereham Society, come prepared. A coat, warm clothes and a pair of boots or wellies are recommended.

The Woodland Trust aims to plant six million trees in total through 2012 to mark the Diamond Jubilee. Communities and schools are at the heart of the project, with more free Jubilee tree packs available for November 2012 which groups can apply for now.

 

In 2012, all free tree packs contain an exclusive Royal Oak sapling which has been grown from an acorn gathered from a Royal estate such as Sandringham or Windsor. The packs are being provided in partnership with IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishing retailer which has worked with the Trust for over 4 years and has generously raised over £1.4 million for the charity so far.

 

Tree planting is a fantastic and fun way for people to do something lasting and meaningful in our local area to mark the Jubilee. We hope our trees will help attract wildlife and make a real difference to everyone who will see them. It's incredible to think that in just a decade, our trees will be as tall as us. We'd like as many people from the community to come along and help us."

 

Victoria Hodson from the Woodland Trust added: "We are delighted Dereham Society are using our free tree scheme to plant more trees in Neatherd Moor. Communities are transforming their neighbourhoods, growing their own fruits and food, creating shade and shelter, and providing new homes for wildlife. This year, we are offering more free trees as part of our Jubilee Woods Project to celebrate Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee, and would love more communities to get involved."

 

With HRH The Princess Royal as patron, the Jubilee Woods project is only one of a handful of projects to carry official Royal approval. Communities can take part by applying for a free pack at www.jubileewoods.org.uk/communitytrees. Applications for autumn packs are due to close in October.

 

Sainsbury’s is the lead corporate sponsor for the Woodland Trust’s Jubilee Woods Project. Over the next fifteen months, Sainsbury’s will be supporting the project and raising £1.5 million for tree planting by increasing the number of donations made from products in store. Sainsbury’s will later this year also be giving customers the opportunity to make a ‘pledge’ in store to plant a tree to mark the Diamond Jubilee and promoting activity through the retailer’s Active Kids scheme, to encourage schools to plant trees.

 

- Ends -

 

Notes to editors:

For more information please contact: Rhiannon Bates, Woodland Trust,             0845 293 5546      , or rhiannonbates@woodlandtrust.org.uk

The Woodland Trust now offers a range of mechanisms to inspire and enable large organisations, schools, community groups and individuals to plant trees on their own land.

The  Jubilee Woods project has The Queen's support - and HRH The Princess Royal as patron. It will commemorate the 2012 Diamond Jubilee, marking Queen Elizabeth's 60th year as monarch. Next to Queen Victoria in 1897, she is the only British sovereign ever to celebrate a Diamond Jubilee. The Woodland Trust is the UK’s leading woodland conservation charity. It has 300,000 members and supporters. Visit www.jubileewoods.org.uk for more details.

 

The Woodland Trust

The Trust has three key aims: i) to enable the creation of more native woods and places rich in trees ii) to protect native woods, trees and their wildlife for the future iii) to inspire everyone to enjoy and value woods and trees. Established in 1972, the Woodland Trust now has over 1,000 sites in its care covering approximately 20,000 hectares (50,000 acres). Access to its sites is free.

 

Sainsbury’s Lead Sponsor of Jubilee Woods

The Sainsbury’s relationship with the Woodland Trust started in 2004 with Sainsbury’s currently donating 1p from every dozen Woodland eggs sold, 2p from Woodland chicken and 10p from Woodland turkeys to the Woodland Trust. This will extend to other products throughout the next 15 months. 

The Jubilee Woods project is kindly supported by our Lead Sponsor Sainsbury's, Diamond partner, IKEA, and Silver Partners Calor, Hoval, ibuyeco, Pearson, The Wren Press, Hoval and DoubleTree by Hilton.