Documentary IdeasAlex Pickavant, Alex Overton, Sophie Harris, Leah

Rafferty, Courtney Roberts, Georgia Rayment

Sheffield Tree Felling• Residents of Rivelin Road determined to block the removal of 31 lime trees - 700 all together

which is the second longest avenue of lime trees in the UK - 3 and a half miles• Trees would be felled because they may be damaged when the road has been resurfaced -

protester: “That’s a bit like saying I might graze my finger and it might go septic so I’m going to amputate my hand now. That’s lazy and unacceptable.”

• Contractor and Council claim the trees that are being removed are diseased or dangerous - protesters disagree

• 2 protesters arrested aged 70 and 72 - held in police cell for 8 hours following a dawn raid in November on their quiet residential street - woken at 4:30am by contractors knocking on their doors asking them to move their cars

• STAG - Sheffield Tree Action Groups - leads a city wide campaign to encourage the local authority to adopt a responsible and sustainable approach to the management of Sheffield’s tree population

• links: http://www.savesheffieldtrees.org.uk/faqs/• https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jan/26/case-against-sheffield-tree-protesters-is-dro

pped• https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jan/02/sheffield-tree-activists-vow-to-protect-jewel-i

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Tree Felling Doc Features

• would include interviews - preferably with protesters, a member of STAG, council representative etc

• footage of the areas in which the trees have been cut down

• footage of Rivelin Road• footage of protesters/people protesting -

including signs etc