A native spring-flowering cherry with white double flowers (PRUNUS GLANDULOSA ‘ALBA PLENA’) was planted in the car park area of Drinkstone Village Hall on Tuesday morning 4th April 2023. The tree was obtained from Woolpit Nurseries Ltd. following a decision taken by the Drinkstone Village Hall Committee to take part in the Queen’s Green Canopy scheme and to commemorate HM the Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022.
The tree was planted by Sue Foulsham (Chairman, Drinkstone Village Hall Committee) and Valerie Birkett (Drinkstone Village Hall Committee), assisted by Andrew Brain of Woolpit Nurseries and witnessed by villagers during ‘Tuesday Club’ at the Village Hall.
The photograph below shows [left to right]: Sue Foulsham (Chairman, Drinkstone Village Hall Committee) and Valerie Birkett (Drinkstone Village Hall Committee).
POINT OF INTEREST
To commemorate the Queen’s Coronation back in June 1953, a pair of wrought iron gates were installed at the Hall site.
