The trust is founded

In 2002 three local residents, Sandy Kerr, Sheila Wilson and Bill Yule founded the Trust to promote the maintenance, conservation and sustainable management of the tree scape…

Action needed

By 2001 many street trees had reached maturity or were passed their prime, leading for a need for remedial action and a renewal programme.

Trees under threat

When the town council ceased to exist in 1975, due to the reorganisation of local government, the neglect of the trees appear to date…

Planting starts

A major phase of planting was initiated in 1910, the driving force being a councillor, Dr. J. Ewing Hunter. There followed planned planting of…

The beginning

Early records confirm that as early as 1860, when the population was 4,613, a public meeting in the town called for trees to be…