The Fallen Redmire Pool Oak Tree

[Mark]

Have they removed the fallen oak tree at Redmire yet as I heard that they might be doing that in the close season or are they going to leave it there now.

[Snape]

To my knowledge it hasn't yet been removed but will be when the work party convenes in May.

[Gurn]

That's going to be a big job. Surely some form of heavy lifting gear will need to be used. I fear for the surrounding foliage. I'd did ask Les pretty-please can we keep it? He was adamant it had to go.

[St.John]

les is waiting for a quote from a crane firm as we speak. The oak will be removed this close season, and if all goes to plan in the very near future to allow the pool's vegetation time to grow back up after the inevitable disturbance, in time for the 16th.

[Hovis]

I wonder if anybody has given any thought to the timber that could be used from this tree. Set of floats or maybe a reel back made from the redmire oak??

Any thoughts what other uses there may be from this?? Answers on a postcard please

[JimmyBobkin]

A hut?

[Hovis]

Now Sir that is a fine idea and a fitting end.

[Mark]

A hut?

How about a new punt.

[St.John]

I wonder if anybody has given any thought to the timber that could be used from this tree. Set of floats or maybe a reel back made from the redmire oak??

Any thoughts what other uses there may be from this?? Answers on a postcard please

This has been discussed, and plans are afoot concerning a portion of the timer at least. However I believe that some will need to be sold to help cover the cost of removal-which as gurn says, will be a monster job. I quite like it in there, but realistically it needs to come out, and very soon.
The management of the pool have come under some (small) criticism regarding the oak, and it being left in the pool. This was (in the vast majority) from a single, rather vocal source who was under the impression that it should have been removed instantly, and that is would have been an easy, one day job. This, of course, was an impossibility, the oak must weigh god knows what, and the land conditions last year were terrible. The decision to leave the oak was NOT taken lightly, and I find it very offending that it has been used as ammunition in an unnamed persons vendetta against the pool and its management.

[St.John]

Personally I rather fancy the idea of a new bench (the old, metal one is being retired, probably this week!), and possibly a table. The final decision remains. If course, with the family. But ears are made to be whispered into, and ideas are taken on board!