![]() Whilst some of the references (such as to the importance of flush cutting) might not quite sit with a modern approach, the majority feels very contemporary indeed. Bill’s talk was entitled ‘The care of trees’, and an edited version can be found on pages 34–35. This is precisely the sort of resource we could do with now as we seek to engage the younger generation in tree care, through our Schools membership and elsewhere.Īn article published in December 1971 summarised a presentation given by Bill Matthews at the Association’s Symposium on Trees and the Landscape, held at Leeds Polytechnic on 30th October 1971. Everything possible has been done in the circumstances to make this edition of the News Letter as presentable and interesting as possible and it is the hope of the Editors that members will bear with them in this instance.’ There is also news of a new wall-chart for schools which has been produced by the Association, ‘to assist children of junior and early secondary school age in practical tree conservation’. The April 1971 edition kicks off by apologising for disruption beyond our control: ‘like many organisations the Association suffered a setback as a result of the postal strike. ![]() Unfortunately, we find ourselves still making the same recommendation 53 years later. ![]() Pettifor summarised the recommendations of that conference, one of which was that ‘all local planning authorities should employ properly qualified Forestry and Tree Officers’. For example, the magazine for December 1970 contains a ‘Report on the thirty-first national conference of the Council for the Protection for Rural England’, in which M.J.J. This is simultaneously reassuring and disappointing. Of greatest interest to me in reading through these old magazines is the fact that so many of the articles would not appear out of place in the 200th edition – the same problems and frustrations were being described half a century ago as we are talking about now. On the very first page it says: ‘Following the introduction of our new emblem designed by Nicholas Fernley, and of which members will not be aware, it has been decided to adjust the size and presentation of the News Letter.’ Unfortunately, we do not have any earlier editions in the library to refer to, although if any members have some in their own collection then we would be delighted to hear about them. The oldest edition of the magazine in the archives is from December 1970, when it was called Arboricultural Association News and was jointly edited by Don Wells and Paul Akers. This is the first in a series of articles to be published in 2023 which will pick out some of the stories which particularly caught my eye as I read back issues from down the years – starting with the first half of the 1970s. Reaching the milestone of 200 editions of the ARB Magazine prompted me to delve into past editions from its long and illustrious history. The April 1971 edition kicks off by apologising for disruption beyond our control.Ī cartoon from 1972 is by Albert Hollowood. The cover of the December 1970 Arboricultural Association News.
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