Notices from Friends of Marple Memorial Park

White Birch tree near Lock 11

Public statement about vandalised tree near Lock 11

Friends of the Park feel the need to make a public statement about the mature Birch tree in the canal-side woodland near to Lock 11, and to explain what has happened to it recently.

The group know that this once special tree was a huge favourite with children due to the unusually low branches that made it unique and really easy to climb. When Lock 11 was repaired by the Canal and River Trust in 2019 we persuaded them to change their access plans to avoid their contractor's intended removal of this tree.

We wish to make it clear to the local community that it is not Friends of the Park who have attacked this tree and caused criminal damage to it, nor was it the council. Furthermore, we strongly condemn the acts of vandalism carried out to it by persons unknown.

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