Boys pledge to save tree
Published Date:
24 July 2008
THREE boys from Mayfield have pledged to tie themselves to their favourite tree in a bid to save it from property developers.
Connor McCallion, 11, his brother Jay, six, and their friend Kieran Hosie, ten, have also reportedly organised a petition to try and stop builders from bulldozing the beech tree.
Known locally as the "monkey tree", it has been climbed by generations of local children.
Connor, a pupil at St Luke's Primary School in Dalkeith, reportedly said: "They are taking all the places that we can play in away.
"I used to play football in this big field but that's gone now as well."
The full article contains 110 words and appears in Edinburgh Evening News newspaper.
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Last Updated:
24 July 2008 10:26 AM
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Source:
Edinburgh Evening News
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Location:
Edinburgh