Tag: Sycamore Gap

Winners of Sycamore Gap commission announced following public vote, on the same day that several healthy shoots are confirmed to be growing from the stump

Stuart Mitchell

Arts charity, Helix Arts and George King Architects, (based in North Shields in the north-east and London respectively), have been announced as the winners of the Sycamore Gap wood commission, following a national public vote and final decision by an expert judging panel. Their proposal, The People’s Tree, was chosen from six shortlisted artist teams and combines public participation, sound, architecture and storytelling to respond to the loss of the much loved Sycamore Gap tree, which was illegally felled from its viewpoint above Hadrian’s wall in Northumberland, in September 2023.…

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First Sycamore Gap saplings (‘Trees of Hope’) to be planted this National Tree Week

Stuart Mitchell

The first of the 49 Sycamore Gap tree saplings given by the National Trust to individuals, community groups, and organisations across the UK will be planted this weekend. The first of the 49 Sycamore Gap tree saplings given by the National Trust to individuals, community groups, and organisations across the UK will be planted this weekend. The plantings, which mark the start of National Tree Week, are the result of the ‘Trees of Hope’ initiative launched by the charity last September to find homes for the saplings grown from the…

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