Whilst looking back at the local paper archives to check on our achievements over the years, we identified that during the 1970’s and 1990’s members of the Society planted a lot of trees around the town,and especially on the river banks.
- In 1972 we planted 30 trees on Halmergate
- In 1976 with the support of South Holland District Council, we planted beech and oak trees on a quarter mile stretch of the banks of Coronation Channel together with over 200kg of daffodil bulbs.
- In 1978 with the support of Lincolnshire County Council we planted 150 trees, in the field opposite the entrance to Springfields Gardens.
- In 1991 with the support of South Holland District Council and Lincolnshire County Council, we planted 250 trees along Cradge Bank.
- In 1992 with the support of South Holland District Council we planted trees in Ayscoughfee Gardens and along the West Elloe Bridge end of the Riverbank.
- In 1993 we organised a tidy up and planting of wild flowers on the site of the old Savoy Cinema on London Road.
- In 1993 in partnership with South Holland District Council, Lincolnshire County Council, the National Rivers Authority, the Community Task Force & local businesses, we supported long term unemployed to create a cycleway between Holland Road footbridge and West Elloe bridge. The scheme included the planting of shrubs along Commercial Road, and Albion Street and the planting of more bulbs.
- In 1994 we planted 900 wild plants on the banks of the River Welland & Coronation Channel.
The town of Spalding is a lot greener thanks to the efforts of Society members – that is what the Society is all about. We aim to make Spalding a better place for people to live in.
If you would like to be support more efforts to plant even more trees and bulbs around Spalding, we would love to hear from you.
