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The Friends of Lordship Rec’s Wassail!
Saturday 19 January 2019

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Procession from the Hub to the Orchard (Wassail 2018)
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Toast to the trees​
​Here's to thee old apple tree
Whence thou may'st bud and whence thou may'st blow
And whence thou may'st bear apples enow
Hats full, caps full, bushel, bushel sacks full,
And my pockets full too!
Hip hip hooray!
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Wassail poem by Elizabeth
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​We are the eager few
Who still mark the old customs;
Who come to sing ‘Waes Hael’ –
Or ‘Be Well’ – to the fruit trees.
We need not believe that our noise
Will awaken the sleeping spirits,
Or frighten off the demons
That lurk in the branches.
We just need to believe
That trees deserve our help                                                          
In exchange for their bounty.
We’re thought ‘Folky’ or ‘New Age’
Or even slightly mad.
But there’s a tree change in the air:
We may still be the few,
But we are growing!
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Singing led by Tottenham Community Choir
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Story telling by Louise for children (and adults!) ​
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Mulled cider, hot sorrel and apple cake served to all.
'Local Fox' mulled cider is produced by the Orchard Project's cider making enterprise that takes unwanted apples from orchards, and turns it into cider in Walthamstow!
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Children decorate the trees with ribbons on tree guards or strong branches, and hang ‘toast’  on branches.
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There was a well-supported collection for North London Action for the Homeless​

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​Thanks to Friends of Lordship Rec for funding a grant for the Wassail, Carola in the Hub for putting up with me endlessly asking to print and photocopy, Louise for the story telling, Catherine for transporting equipment to and fro, Eddy and Rosa for all round sterling work, particularly as Barista, Peter for being Barista and dispenser of bagels and ribbons, Ella, Margaret and Lynda for yummy apple flapjacks and cakes, to Lynda for being official photographer, Clive for being collector of donations to North London Action for the Homeless (and bringer of the absolutely scrumptious 20 year old German Apple Brandy - I'd go to a Wassail just for another nip of that!), Zac for nifty accordion playing and of course to the absolutely fabulous Tottenham Community Choir members whose singing entertained us so brilliantly.
Sally Haywill  
    And thank you to Sally for organising such a wonderful event
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                       Another Wassail song to the trees to encourage a good harvest

Wassaile the trees, that they may beare
You many a Plum and many a Peare:
For more or lesse fruits they will bring,
As you do give them Wassailing. 

Good health to all!
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Contact us at: tottenhamtrees@gmail.com
In Tottenham seven trees were planted in a ring over 400 years ago for reasons lost in time; the Seven Sisters area and the underground station are named after them. The seven trees have been replanted a number of times, always by seven sisters. 

The Tottenham Trees logo, shown on the right, is a silhouette of the Bruce Castle Oak with the logo of the Charter for Trees, Woods and People launched in November 2017, on the 800th anniversary of the Royal Charter of the Forest.

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  • Tottenham Trees
    • #HaringeyFavouriteTrees 2022
    • #HaringeyFavouriteTrees 2021
    • Special trees in Tottenham >
      • Bruce Castle Oak >
        • Arboricultural survey
        • Reminiscences of the Bruce Castle Oak
        • Calling Tree >
          • Calling Tree: gallery
      • Mulberry tree
      • Seven Sisters
    • Trees in Tottenham (Galleries) >
      • Tottenham trees (A-D common name)
      • Tottenham Trees (E-K common name)
      • Tottenham Trees (L-R common name)
      • Tottenham Trees (S-Z common name)
    • Trees in Art from Tottenham
    • Trees in Words from Tottenham >
      • Epping
      • It's a Word Thing!
      • Message on leaves
      • Ode from the Oak
      • Of this tree
      • The Elder
    • Tottenham parks >
      • St Ann's Redevelopment
    • Tottenham Tree Trails
    • Who we are >
      • Postcards and Bags
  • Charter for Trees
    • Charter history
    • Charter Principles
    • Independent Panel on Forestry
  • About Trees
    • Latest news on Trees 2021 >
      • Tree articles 2020
      • Tree articles 2019
      • Tree articles 2018
      • Tree articles 2017
      • Tree articles 2016
      • Tree articles 2015
    • Threats to our trees
    • Tree Identification
    • Tree Quizzes >
      • Celebrating Trees Quiz 2019 >
        • Answers: Celebrating Trees 2019
      • Celebrating Trees 2018 >
        • Answers: Celebrating Trees
      • Lazy Sunday Tree Quiz >
        • Answers: Lazy Sunday
    • Global Tree Calendar
  • Urban Trees
    • Growing trees from seed
    • iTree surveying
    • Street Trees for Living
    • Tree care
    • Tree packs for free
    • Tree planting
    • Trees in the Townscape
  • Inspirations
    • Wangari Maathai >
      • Green Belt Movement
      • Institute and Foundation
      • First Seven Trees
      • Remembering Wangari
      • Kenya
    • Felix Finkbeiner
    • Chico Mendes
    • Chipko Movement
    • Plant for the Planet >
      • 3 Point Plan
    • Inspiring stories from around the world
  • Tree Events
    • Tree Charter Day 2019 >
      • Legacy Oak Ale
    • Urban Tree Festival 2019
    • Wassail 2019
    • Tree Charter Day 2018
    • Tree Charter Day 2017
    • 800 year Charter anniversary
    • Poetry Sunday @ Bruce Castle
    • Poetry @ The Room
    • Calling Tree: Tottenham
    • London National Park City 2018
    • London Tree Week 2017
    • London Tree Week 2016
    • Other Tottenham tree events
  • Green Spaces
    • Other Haringey Green Spaces
    • London Friends of Green Spaces
    • London National Park City
    • Parks cafe trail
    • The Conservation Volunteers
    • Future Forest