Another Cheadle Village Partnership item.

We were updated on the latest plans for Christmas displays in Cheadle & Gatley.

In addition to Christmas lights, there will be a large Christmas tree on Cheadle Green, another in Church gardens and trees available for shop fronts.  Gatley will have three large trees.

I have to say I think this is the right way to go.  In Gatley. local residents wanted to try a sustainable tree.  Instead of getting big cut trees each year, the idea was to grow a Christmas tree on Gatley Green that we could use every year.

Unfortunately, there were problems with trees dying and, whilst the latest one does seem to be doing OK, it just hasn’t grown to be very big.

So now seems to be a good time to say that it was worth a go, but just hasn’t worked so back to Plan A.

In Cheadle, the recurring issue of Christmas lights for Massie Street was discussed.  The problem seems to be one of health & safety with concerns that the street lamps can’t carry the lights.  I won’t claim to understand this one, but that seems to be the answer at the moment.

It was also noted that a new streetlamp costs £5,000.

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