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Violence used on peaceful protestors in Sheffield | HuffPost

 On 28 November, the Sheffield council showed us the lengths it will go to in its determination to fell healthy trees that cause small disruptions in pavement. The day began strangely, and ended horribly. At one in the morning, residents

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Tree Protesters assaulted by SCC workers

The day SCC lost the plot, decent hard working folk simply taking a stand vs. wanton felling of healthy mature trees, for corporate greed. Against waves of expert opinion, SCC refuses to budge, 2 protect #pfi profit over people #saveshefftrees

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Dawn felling disruption

  Citywide mass eco vandalism of healthy trees #sheffieldtreemassacre with many residents woken at 1am; Meersbrook Park Rd S8, Lismore Rd S8, Abbeydale Park Rise S17, Chatsworth Rd S17. Dividend profit over valuable eco benefits #sheffieldissuper #saveshefftrees #MondayMotivation https://t.co/7bzyTL4zGA

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BBC Stories – Calvin Payne – “It’s the last resort, isn’t it?” 

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10155659463005659&id=80758950658

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Watch “BBC The One Show Draw the Living War Memorial WW1 Trees” on YouTube

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Draw the Living War Memorial – Sat 11th Nov 10am

11.11.17 Western Road, Crookes,Sheffield S10 1LD 10AM – 4PM A mass day long drawing/painting session held on Western Road, Crookes, Sheffield on Armistice Day. Professional and amateur artists will be drawing or painting a picture of every memorial tree on

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Sheffield Council: Deceptive or Stunningly Incompetent?

Throughout the saga of the Sheffield trees, much has remained murky, due in significant part to the vast, secret 25-year contract with multinational corporation Amey to maintain Sheffield’s roads, pavements, and trees. It is only in recent weeks that the

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Council prefer to intimidate and bully – The Star

http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/your-say/council-prefer-to-intimidate-and-bully-1-8845884

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Tree campaigners hope for ‘trust and positive atmosphere’ ahead of Sheffield Council talks – The Star

http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/tree-campaigners-hope-for-trust-and-positive-atmosphere-ahead-of-sheffield-council-talks-1-8845162

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Sheffield tree protester given suspended jail sentence | UK news | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/nov/03/sheffield-tree-protester-suspended-jail-sentence-calvin-payne

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Calvin P Court Update – Suspended Sentence + Costs. 

Update from Sheffield combined courts: #StandwithCalvin – 3 months, sentence suspended for a year, £16k costs, SCC asked for £34k costs. Check out @StagNews2017’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/StagNews2017/status/926413989046824960?s=09

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Love Pushes People to Protect Sheffield’s Street Trees – EcoHustler

http://www.ecohustler.co.uk/2017/10/29/love-pushes-people-protect-sheffields-street-trees/

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‘Mass painting’ to call for preservation of WWI memorial trees in Sheffield | UK news | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/oct/29/mass-painting-event-to-protest-removal-of-wwi-memorial-trees-in-sheffield#img-1

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Welcome to Sheffield – where the council takes you to court for defending trees

https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/staggers/2017/10/welcome-sheffield-where-council-takes-you-court-defending-trees

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SCC can’t pay to fix wonky kerbs but expensive QCs fine

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If only it wasn’t true, right on our #sheffieldtreemassacre streets. #saveshefftrees #airpollution #AirQuality #sheffieldissuper #pfi https://t.co/GzMYkDWsxD Check out @SheffTreeSteel’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/SheffTreeSteel/status/924222860012478464?s=09

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SCC reluctance to show records of engineering solutions. 

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Sheffield councillor cleared of breaching tree-felling order | Environment | The Guardian

https://amp.theguardian.com/environment/2017/oct/27/sheffield-councillor-cleared-of-breaching-tree-felling-order

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Kid Acne Support

SAVE SHEFFIELD TREES 🌳@SheffCouncil @Ameyplc https://t.co/hMNsVF8QVn Check out @kid_acne’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/kid_acne/status/923151587207536640?s=09

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Post Friday Court Pizza and Beer. 

Check out @SheffTreeSteel’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/SheffTreeSteel/status/922930971888021504?s=09

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The Felling – An Epic Tale of People Power

Innocent protest to save Sheffield’s healthy street trees turns into a nightmare, as a small group of brave suburbanites take on their Council, the police and a multinational corporation.

Crowdfunder: street trees legal fund

We are currently collecting to support the small number of campaigners who are facing court costs after cases brought by Sheffield City Council.

Heartwood TiCL trail

Walk the Heartwood Trail and find Robert Macfarlane’s beautiful charms against harm hung from some of Sheffield’s threatened Street Trees. Designed by Jackie Morris.