A trust that took over management of Clipsham's Yew Tree Avenue from the Forestry Commission says they're well on their way to returning the tourist attraction to its former glory. Tonight they have a fundraising event in the Village Church, which is very nearly sold out.
It costs around £20,000 a year to maintain the attraction, which is free to visitors, but they would love donations. Trustees of the Yew Tree Avenue Trust, Sue Thomas and Cliff Bacon say there's always work to be done there:
"We have a 20 year management agreement to manage the trees and the surrounding area, but not the woodland, sadly. And we've brought it back and it looks really good. And we are now hoping to get some of the patterns, have a look on our website, you'll see the patterns that were there back in the 1970s, 80s, 90s. It went into disrepair in the 2000s, then we took control and we've now cut the trees four times.
We've got the shapes back and they're looking good. We'd really like to get some more patterns back in the fronts of the trees and some new ones as well. We're hoping to do one for the NHS and of course our late Queen, so we have a lot to do, but we can't do it without money."
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