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Sheffield, England
Joined February 2017
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It’s wild how farmers worth £Ms can threaten to withhold food, so as not to a pay tax - we all pay - and people applaud them. But when nurses strike for a fair wage and safer NHS, they’re labelled as greedy. How’s that make any freaking sense?
Sheffield Tree Protector News retweeted
Another week, & another tree beloved by its local community at risk of felling at the behest of an insurance company.
This time, it’s the King George Oak, in Wivenhoe. This magnificent tree is likely at least 150 years old & the focal point of the community. The local council is due to chop the tree down this week, as the insurance company @avivaplc has implicated it in the subsidence of a neighbouring property. However, the council & Aviva refused to release the expert report into the matter, & alternative ways of dealing with the subsidence whilst retaining the tree have not apparently been considered.
There is a strong local campaign @Oldoakwivenhoe, with many tree protectors protesting at the tree & doing whatever they can to stop it being felled. Do sign their petition below and follow the campaign to save their tree.
change.org/p/save-wivenhoe-s…
Sheffield Tree Protector News retweeted
You're looking tired worn out, have you been assessed?
Your eyesight must be deteriorating if you haven't seen the hassle other councils have had after cutting down MATURE #TREES
@FoEHull
@ArroJoanne
@chrisywo
@HullImages
@wellyeco
@StagNews2022
Work has started on Queens Gardens which will enhance the look of the area and make it more accessible for everyone.
Here's @cllrmikeross, leader of Hull City Council, to tell you more 👇
#HullMaritime
Sheffield Tree Protector News retweeted
Another week, & another tree beloved by its local community at risk of felling at the behest of an insurance company.
This time, it’s the King George Oak, in Wivenhoe. This magnificent tree is likely at least 150 years old & the focal point of the community. The local council is due to chop the tree down this week, as the insurance company @avivaplc has implicated it in the subsidence of a neighbouring property. However, the council & Aviva refused to release the expert report into the matter, & alternative ways of dealing with the subsidence whilst retaining the tree have not apparently been considered.
There is a strong local campaign @Oldoakwivenhoe, with many tree protectors protesting at the tree & doing whatever they can to stop it being felled. Do sign their petition below and follow the campaign to save their tree.
change.org/p/save-wivenhoe-s…
STAG Tree Planting Day 21st January 2025. 10:00 to 12:30.
In conjunction with the Woodland Trust and Sheffield's Community Forestry Team. Full information here:
facebook.com/share/15Vahy2yA…
Sheffield Tree Protector News retweeted
Reports have found that Britain is THREE TIMES more likely to arrest climate activists than other countries.
"This is a shameful reflection of the state of our democracy” - Jodie Beck, Liberty
euronews.com/green/2024/12/1…
Sheffield Tree Protector News retweeted
Reform UK leader @Nigel_Farage says the public want to leave the ECHR
Let him know he’s wrong by sharing this widely
Reform UK leader @Nigel_Farage says
“We need to leave the ECHR so we can deport people that come illegally & take back control of our borders & that’s what the public wants”
RT if you disagree with his populist boll**** the UK should join Russia & Belarus outside the ECHR
Sheffield Tree Protector News retweeted
Reform UK leader @Nigel_Farage says
“We need to leave the ECHR so we can deport people that come illegally & take back control of our borders & that’s what the public wants”
RT if you disagree with his populist boll**** the UK should join Russia & Belarus outside the ECHR
Sheffield Tree Protector News retweeted
Find Trees in Danger ☠️ in the UK …
and accounts trying to protect them @bluesky NOW
➡️ go.bsky.app/MfNLTy4 ⬅️
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This is a horrendous situation and disturbing thread to read. My thoughts with Jane, Cat and her family.
Sadly other than potential legal action it's very tough to know what can be done. It is possible to try to raise emergency situation with Ombudsman but that's unlikely to resolve much at the speed needed.
Hopefully the publicity a situation like this can and should get will put pressure on the insurer to review its decision.
Sheffield Urban Tree Festival 23rd November to 1st December - Follow the link for upcoming free events sheffieldstreettreepartnersh… #SheffieldStreetTreePartnership #SaveSheffTrees
Sheffield Tree Protector News retweeted
Yes - lost canopy takes at least 30 years to regenerate...assuming the trees last that long and are large form species.
bristoltrees.space/trees/tre…
Sheffield Tree Protector News retweeted
I have yet to see a major development involving significant tree loss that results in a net gain of tree canopy. Perhaps several decades in the future but that would be the exception.
Sheffield Tree Protector News retweeted
I have been arrested, please send me your money.
I have not been arrested, please send me your money.
I am on holiday in a very expensive hotel, please send me your money.
I am not on holiday in a very expensive hotel, please send me your money.
Nice ‘work’ if you can get it…
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All the accounts in the thread are good
Make sure you have all their ‘All Posts and Replies’ ticked in Account notifications
Note that the default is just ‘All posts’ and that when you change it the radio button doesn’t change straight away 🤪
Hope this helps 👍🏻
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‘It’s a warning’: UK nature chief sounds alarm over ecosystem collapse as butterfly numbers halve
Excellent interview with @TonyJuniper & great to see his calls for reform of National Parks to help restore nature: theguardian.com/environment/…
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Experiencing increasing disappointment reading about Starmer's freebies and Sue Gray pay.
Shows v poor political judgment, huge insensitively, being out of touch when they're touting Austerity 2.0
Same for Farage, who's stacking up a nice array of prezzies since becoming an MP. But in his case, unsurprising when you remember his MEP days!
members.parliament.uk/member…
Let's not take our eyes off the ball! STAG continues to protect Sheffield's trees, including those unnecessarily threatened by development. #SaveSheffTrees @paulpowlesland @TheSadSquirrel
@TiCLme @AnnEttekt57 @JeremyDBarrell @WildSheffield #CimateCrisis thestar.co.uk/news/sheffield…
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Just to put this out there with clarity: Robbie Gibb, who is responsible for turning the disgraced JC into a right-wing Pro-Netanyahu propaganda rag, is one of five people - including the Director General - on the @BBCNews editorial guidelines and standards committee. It’s on the BBC website.
Minutes of the last meeting show they discussed complaints about Israel/Gaza. Quite apart from the fact he is not remotely impartial on the Middle East, how can the owner of a paper with such poor journalistic standards have a role over the BBC’s?
Robbie Gibb gets to censor the BBC's Middle East coverage. He needs to resign today.
bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/whowea…
Surprise, surprise! @BBCNews fails to note that man who led the far-rightwards pro-Netanyahu turn of the JC is Robbie Gibb BBC director who also stands accused of censoring BBC reports on Palestine
Columnists quit Jewish Chronicle in Gaza articles row
bbc.com/news/articles/ckgnn1…