Mark Dabbs Walsall Running Ambassador2011
Belstone tree.
“The Churchill Tree: Belstone was proud of the £111 raised for the Winston Churchill Memorial Fund in 1965 – the highest per capita amount by far in the Rural District. A horse chestnut – The Churchill Tree – was planted on 6 November 1965 on the green below Taikoo. Cyril Robinson paid £1 15/- for it and led the planting ceremony, Brigadier Haycraft contributed towards the chain link fencing, and Parish Council members provided at least one stake each. The tree has always struggled but, like the great man himself who had barely started life in high office at age 37, the best may be yet to come.” My thanks for Chris Walpole from Belstone for his interesting information on this and also for leading us up to the exact spot where the said tree is planted.
Belstone tree.
“The Churchill Tree: Belstone was proud of the £111 raised for the Winston Churchill Memorial Fund in 1965 – the highest per capita amount by far in the Rural District. A horse chestnut – The Churchill Tree – was planted on 6 November 1965 on the green below Taikoo. Cyril Robinson paid £1 15/- for it and led the planting ceremony, Brigadier Haycraft contributed towards the chain link fencing, and Parish Council members provided at least one stake each. The tree has always struggled but, like the great man himself who had barely started life in high office at age 37, the best may be yet to come.” My thanks for Chris Walpole from Belstone for his interesting information on this and also for leading us up to the exact spot where the said tree is planted.