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Weʼve raised £1,655 to help plant fruit and other native trees in Craven in memory of Peter Van der Gucht
- Funded on Wednesday, 3rd January 2024
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Peter Van der Gucht was a resident of South Craven for the last 40 years of his life. A passionate advocate for reducing the human impact on the planet, Peter was keen to be remembered through the planting of native trees and wildflower meadows to support diverse ecosystems and local beauty spots for generations to come.
Following his death we are raising money to give to local community interest group YouGreenCIC (https://yorgreencic.org.uk/) to purchase fruit trees and other native trees to be planted as part of a community woodland in Cononley Woodside over the coming year.
Peter spent a happy childhood living on a Suffolk farm with a fruit orchard and he was dedicated to supporting environmental issues as well as being a keen walker throughout his life with family and our dogs. If you would like to make a contribution towards the trees in his memory m it would be very welcomed. Craven has the lowest tree numbers per km2 for all of West and North Yorkshire (5.4% of land compared to the UK national average of 13%). Contributions will go directly towards this important cause.
Donations over £1000 will also go towards to management and upkeep of the saplings and
woodland area as they establish in the first few years. We hope this will be an area people can visit and enjoy in the future.
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- 2 months ago
Emma L Van der Gucht
2 months agoThe trees that you helped fund and plant can be seen and accessed by a public footpath that runs from the canal towpath between Silsden and kildwick up past Crowkeld farm.
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- 2 months ago
Emma L Van der Gucht
2 months agoToday we spent a lovely morning in the spring sunshine on the hillside above Kildwick planting native and locally sourced trees; oak, hornbeam, Rowan, apple, plum and cherry as part of an orchard and woodland regeneration. We could not have done this without all of your kind donations and the support of YorgreenCIC. Dad would have absolutely loved the day, and would almost certainly have felt vindicated by the fact that all the VDG’s were, like he always was, late 🙈. Thank you again from all of us. Love Sheila, Emma and Tom
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- 10 months ago
Emma L Van der Gucht
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50
Colette Turner
Jul 29, 2023
Dearest Emma, I am not surprised by your fathers amazing spirit and giving nature to all those around. He has certainly passed these wonderful attributes to you and has obviously left a huge gap xxxxx
£25.00
Felix & Annie
Jul 23, 2023
With happy memories of a long friendship. It has been an honour to know such an outstanding human being.
£25.00
Anonymous
Jul 22, 2023
£15.00
David and Hilary
Jul 22, 2023
Thanks for so many great memories, Pete.
£50.00
Gil and Cathie
Jul 18, 2023
A very fitting project inyour memory Pete xx
£50.00
Mike & Ruth
Jul 17, 2023
May the trees bring as much joy to life as you did.
£50.00
Andy & Sue Howie
Jul 17, 2023
A lovely and positive act in memory of Pete.
£30.00
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Emma L Van der Gucht
Raising money to plant fruit and other native trees in Craven in memory of Peter Van der Gucht