Amazed that after announcing a "Clapham Tragedy" the OP could not get the facts right especially when by the sounds of things the school were pretty open about the facts and had obtained all the appropriate permissions from the Council.

Thanks Claire M :)

How responsible of Eaton House, especially with all those children at the school & in the neighbourhood.

Thank you Clare. I was wondering abou this thread as well... all seemed a bit not right.

It is good to hear that a local school is caring about both children and trees.

Cheers.

I think the original poster should apologise to the school , a case of not checking ones facts before publically slandering a school which understandably is concerned with the safety of its pupils.

As I have children at the school I have followed this up with them.

The tree was badly diseased (hopefully I have managed to attach photos) and was suffering from root damage.

It was agreed by the Wandsworth tree officer and the tree surgeons that it was dangerous - particularly in high winds.

The tree has not been cut down - it has been "pollard" by professional tree suregeons to 18 feet to ensure the safety of the children and the survival of the tree.

Claire
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Which tree

Surely not the copper beech directly behind the main building?

Hi
I merged the two threads on this topic as I thought best to pull all the comments together. That is why earlier comments about repeating oneself might not make sense to users visiting this subject for the first time.

Thanks

A

Tragedy?? Please, get a life ...

A tree being cut down is NOT a tragedy! Like other posters I thought someone had died!

A bit insensitive after the Killarny Rd tragedy a few months ago.

I agree - way too extreme especially after the Killarny Rd tragedy a few months ago.

Although that's a real shame you should really be careful when putting "clap ham tragedy" as a posting. I thought somebody had been killed or something awful.

No it wasn't.Nobody thought that such a gorgeous tree can be removed...

Was there a tree preservation order on the tree? The council should be able to tell you. If there was they would need to have got permission from the council and hence given a reason for cutting it down. Unfortunately that won't make any difference now though.

We phoned the council,they came very quickly, couldn't do anything and left.This tree wasn't protected and they knew it.Didn't tell anything to the residents.They knew we would have said - no.We went to the school today at 8 am .........:(

Well only if they have asked for permission...
One phone call to the council will tell you.

If they havent asked for permission you should report them.

But why it took one minth to find out, you mentionned 25th june in your other post?