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Christmas trees dumped in Cliffe High St

On 12 Jan 2011 at 5:14pm treemendous wrote:

I can't find any news on this at all - Monday AM - a number of Xmas trees were dumped along Cliffe High St. Was it a protest? In the name of art? Or just drunk idiots? Anyone?

On 12 Jan 2011 at 6:33pm Observant. wrote:

The other day I noticed few of my neighbours left their Christmas trees outside their houses and the next day they had all gone.
I assumed there was a recycling facility.
Could be wrong though.

On 12 Jan 2011 at 7:59pm Chillie123 wrote:

Hi - as you may know I live in Cliffe High St. On Sunday night I heard the sound of object being dragged and the sounds of (teenagers) laughing. I didnt bother to look out of my front window. Anyone who lives in a High St will know that looking out of the window at night usually leads to some kind of disaster - witness statements etc.
The next morning many Xmas trees had been scattered across the pavement. I therefore deduce that teenagers + sniggering laughter + (alcohol) = xmas trees having been dragged from the recycling point in the car park to Cliffe High St. Nothing more than a prank. (Tee Hee) or should that be Tree Hee?

On 12 Jan 2011 at 9:24pm Matt Kent wrote:

It was a strange image, I grant you that. Was it art?

On 13 Jan 2011 at 3:16am Piggles wrote:

I overheard the man from May's saying it was some sort of protest. They were a bit too neatly and strategically placed to be pissed teenagers I think...

On 14 Jan 2011 at 12:08pm IMEYOU wrote:

See Here
flickr.com/photos/lewesscenes/5354440946/

On 14 Jan 2011 at 12:52pm Brixtonbelle wrote:

Maybe May's and Bill's could have recycled them and sold them again !
I know our tree looked very healthy with little needle drop when Rotary collected it - seemed such a waste of a tree.

On 14 Jan 2011 at 2:30pm treemendous wrote:

Surely if it was a protest, the protesters should make the purpose of their protest known? Tim from May's seemed to think it was a protest about them specifically selling cut-trees.
However why target only May's? Why not Bill's, The Volunteer pub and the various other places that were selling cut-trees. And why protest after they've been sold? Surely protesting as they are sold would be more effective? Or is it a "look at all these trees wasted now it's past time to have them decorated"?
It's bit of a pointless protest if it is, since all cut-trees come from plantations that are grown a) specifically for this purpose and b) sustainably grown. The trees are then recycled and used for other purposes.

On 15 Jan 2011 at 7:36pm Piggles wrote:

agreed. Stupid protest.

On 17 Jan 2011 at 8:28pm SHS wrote:

A few times now I've seen a whole load of large black plastic bags dumped along the street, is this another protest? They seem to disappear by the end of the day.