*** Update : The work was completed on Monday 24th Feb 2025. A total of 8 trees were felled – originally 7 were planned but it was discovered one more had ash die back. Ground was cleared of branches, ivy was cut at the base of the trees so it will die back and dead branches of any remaining trees were cut. The tree surgeon will wait until spring and will remove any further dead branches should they not produce leaves.
Some logs were produced from the felling and collected by residents, but high percentage of the wood was rotten and was chipped on site. Thank you to all residents for understanding and cooperation while the work was being carried out.
The Parish Council would like to take this opportunity to thank Gale Common Community fund for the funding to have this working carried out.
Please note that the felling of several dead and damaged trees plus damaged branches from the remaining trees will take place in the Playpark tree area over Monday 24th and Tuesday 25th Feb 2025.
This work has been arranged for the benefit of the community, to take care of the area that is such an asset to our community, improving safety and visual appearance. The work will result in producing some free firewood, which can be collected by residents, once the work has been completed. The removed trees will be replaced by new trees received from the National Trust and planted at later stage when the ground and new trees are ready.
We kindly request that no-one, including unsupervised children, enters the taped off area or Playpark whilst work is in progress or distract the contractor. The Playpark will be closed whilst the work is being carried out.
Once all the work has been completed the logs and large branches from the felled trees will be cut to a smaller size by the Contractors, these will then be left in the area for residents to collect.
Please take care when collecting logs to avoid injuries. Please respect the area by not taking vehicle onto the grass and please do not carry out any further cutting of the logs/branches in the area.
Cridling Stubbs Parish Council or it’s Councilors will not be held responsible or liable for any personal injury to the individuals, or any individual’s assisting the removal of the logs or branches, or any damage to any individual’s property.
The risk assessment will be available on the notice board and Cridling Stubbs Parish Council website: https://cridlingstubbs.com
We would like to thank all residents for their co-operation and understanding whilst the work is being carried out. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact:
Kind regards,
Cridling Stubbs Parish Council
