Today, Friday 27 September, Bishop Helen-Ann joined school children from across the region at The Sill to mark one year since the Sycamore Gap tree was illegally felled.
The Northumberland National Park Authority have unveiled the first phase of their ‘Sycamore Gap: One Year On’ exhibition which will be open to the public from tomorrow, Saturday 28 September, until Sunday 3 November. As part of the exhibition, which has been developed by artist Charlie Whinney alongside Creative Communities CIC, visitors will be able to get up close with the largest section of the original tree’s wood which will be temporarily installed at The Sill.
The exhibition launch welcomed 240 children from 13 local schools to The Sill where they took part in a variety of different creative workshops to mark the anniversary. Leading up to the event, the schools worked alongside local artists to create their own artwork inspired by the tree which was unveiled today.
It has also been announced that the National Trust will be launching a ‘Trees of Hope’ initiative with 49 saplings (representing the height of the tree in feet) to be gifted to communities across the country to continue Sycamore Gap’s legacy. As the closest school to the tree, Henshaw CofE Primary School will receive one of the saplings, as will all 15 UK National Parks. Anyone wishing to be considered for one of the remaining saplings can apply via the National Trust website.
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