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Nov 2020
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The people behind the campaign to buy Harrogate's first community woodland have appealed for volunteers to help plant trees after achieving their fundraising target.
Rick Brewis and Trish Sanders have been part of the Long Lands Common Ltd committee from the beginning of the ambitious venture.
The pair are local landowners and were passionate about stopping plans for a bypass through green land.
They supported the move to buy 30 acres of local land for £300,000 and turn it into a community woodland.
So far the initiative has raised almost £320,000, allowing the group to begin planning the next steps.
Rick and Trish say plans are in place to begin infrastructure work in Spring 2021 - this will include footpaths and working on a disability access point. Tree planting is due to begin next autumn.
The committee has been blown away by the response and is now encouraging shareholders to volunteer to help with planting.
Long Lands Common Ltd is continuing to fundraise until December 20 to try and reach its final target of £375,000.
The initial £300,000 target enabled the group to buy the land; funds raised beyond that will go towards the infrastructure work.
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