Below: The Mail Mail piece.  By the end of 1998 it was clear that something had to be done and quickly! |
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Below: The Mail Mail piece. By the end of 1998 it was clear that something had to be done and quickly! |
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 Above: Kev and Fee's daughter Ellie at the site in March 1999. | Joy for some - Sorrow for many moreFor those who resent The Tree and hold it in some way responsible for the death of Marc Bolan this might not be bad news. However, for the very many people who care about The Tree this was devastating news. Especially people from overseas who have never been able to visit the site, but who hope to be able to "One Day". Fee's first thoughtsAs stated in the article above right, there were urgent internet discussions and one key figure in them was Fee. Her response to the "if you know of a tree surgeon" plea was to talk husband Kevin, a qualified nurseryman into visiting the site for the first time to see if it was possible to raise cuttings so that if the Tree had to be felled it could be replaced with a 'clone' of itself. A PHOTO GALLERY is now available Here, with photos were taken by Fee of the Trip to The Tree in March, 1999, which clearly show the 'State of The Tree' and the Soil Erosion, both of which are covered in the next 'Chapters'. |
On Saint George's Day (23rd April) 1999, Kev & Fee were invited to attend the Launch of a New Record Collection by Sir George Martin (The Beatles Producer) at Canada House in London. Before the Launch, Kev & Fee accompanied by Kev's brother Sean and their friend Mark Rowe visited the site. Mark was there as his first 'on site' look at The Site because just Nine Months later Mark and Kev would Build The Steps Kev had commented were needed at The Tree Site.
A PHOTO GALLERY & REPORT OF THE APRIL TREE SITE VISIT & CANADA HOUSE 'LAUNCH' is now available Here, with photos were taken by Fee of the Trip to The Tree in March, 1999.
What happened at those two visits (March and April 1999) led to the formation of TAG covered in the next chapter along with the shocking extent of soil erosion at the site.
