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Have you ever fallen in love with a tree? Welcome to the Happy Man Tree Project. The Happy Man Tree is a 150 old tree that was felled in...
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The Happy Man Tree Daily Updates
- Jan 5, 2021
- 3 min
The Happy Man Tree, The Woodland Trust’s Tree of the Year 2020, to be felled imminently
FRIENDS OF THE HAPPY MAN TREE PRESS RELEASE 13/12/20 England’s Tree of the Year 2020, known as The Happy Man Tree, is to be cut down...
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The Happy Man Tree Daily Updates
- Dec 13, 2020
- 1 min
The Woodland Trust on the Happy Man Tree - Tree of the Year
#noticethistree Adam Cormack, head of campaigning for the Woodland Trust said: 'The local community has made a powerful case to retain...
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The Happy Man Tree Daily Updates
- Oct 22, 2020
- 5 min
Happy Man Tree is voted England’s Tree of the Year
22 October 2020 We are delighted with the announcement that our much loved 150 year old local tree has won the popular vote for the...
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The Happy Man Tree Daily Updates
- Sep 13, 2020
- 5 min
Hurdles and frustration as council approves cutting down the Happy Man Tree
At the planning meeting on 9 September, Hackney Council made the decision to go ahead with cutting down the Happy Man Tree and to approve...
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The Happy Man Tree Daily Updates
- Sep 13, 2020
- 4 min
Friends of the Happy Man Tree presentation at planning committee
This was presented on behalf of Friends of the Happy Man Tree at the Hackney Council Planning Committee on 9 September 2020 by Anne King...
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The Happy Man Tree Daily Updates
- Aug 30, 2020
- 2 min
Phase 3 design option to retain the Happy Man Tree
A proposal has been developed by several architects in Friends of the Happy Man Tree which will allow the tree to be retained and all the...
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The Happy Man Tree Daily Updates
- Aug 28, 2020
- 1 min
Come to the Happy Man Festivitree!
Friends of the Happy Man Tree invite you to a Happy Man Festivitree on Bank Holiday Monday, 31 August, 1pm to 6pm, Woodberry Grove, N4...
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The Happy Man Tree Daily Updates
- Aug 26, 2020
- 1 min
#voteHappyManTree as Tree of the Year
The Happy Man Tree has been nominated for the Woodland Trust's Tree of the Year 2020. Read the nominations for all the wonderful trees...
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The Happy Man Tree Daily Updates
- Aug 21, 2020
- 3 min
Campaign statement August 2020
The Friends of the Happy Man Tree includes many residents from across the Woodberry Down estate, Hackney and neighbouring boroughs, as...
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The Happy Man Tree Daily Updates
- Aug 21, 2020
- 1 min
Contact Hackney Council with your views by 1 September
The future of the Happy Man Tree will be decided at a Hackney Council planning meeting on 9 September. Local residents and members of the...
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The Happy Man Tree Daily Updates
- Jul 28, 2020
- 2 min
We urgently need your support- judicial review applied for
Crowdjustice fundraising update – plans that will destroy the Happy Man Tree to go back to the planning committee and judicial review...
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The Happy Man Tree Daily Updates
- Jul 18, 2020
- 1 min
Art Terry ‘Is Black Music?’ broadcast on Resonance 104.4 FM 15th July “In The Trees” transcript
We're talking about trees today in honour and tribute to the great Happy Man Tree which is on Woodberry estate in north London. We're...
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The Happy Man Tree Daily Updates
- Jul 4, 2020
- 2 min
Support legal action to save the tree
PLEASE DONATE TOWARDS THE COST OF OUR LEGAL CHALLENGE Last week, an application for an injunction against us was granted to Hackney...
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The Happy Man Tree Daily Updates
- Jul 2, 2020
- 2 min
An open letter to the Mayor of Hackney - our wellbeing and the Happy Man Tree
An open letter to the Mayor of Hackney Council @philipglanville and @hackneycouncil You defend the decision to fell the Happy Man Tree on...
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The Happy Man Tree Daily Updates
- Jun 24, 2020
- 1 min
Petition hand-in to the Mayor of Hackney
In June 2020, we rallied at Hackney Town Hall and handed in the petition to save the Happy Man Tree to the Mayor of Hackney with 22,000...
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The Happy Man Tree Daily Updates
- Jun 15, 2020
- 3 min
Can there ever be compensation for the loss of the Happy Man Tree?
“Wonderful evening of leaves, love and light @thehappymantree. Genuine feeling of connection during horrible times” (Twitter post 14th...
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The Happy Man Tree Daily Updates
- Jun 10, 2020
- 3 min
20,000 people have now signed the petition to save The Happy Man Tree Press release
Press release: news desks: For immediate release: 10th June 2020. Petition to save London tree crosses 20,000 signature milestone. The...
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The Happy Man Tree Daily Updates
- Jun 8, 2020
- 3 min
"Count the thousands who have signed the petition to ‘Save the Happy Man Tree’ from destruction"
A letter from Elaine Gosnell, Resident, Woodberry Down Estate published in the Hackney Gazette and Islington gazette 30th May 2020...
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The Happy Man Tree Daily Updates
- Jun 1, 2020
- 2 min
#noticethistree banner goes up in the tree
Somebody offered to make us a banner. We said yes. The result is a beautiful and uplifting creation. It went up around late afternoon...
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