Older residents will recall the event when the Cedar Tree was planted on The Common (in the area opposite Queen Street) on 2 June 1953 to commemorate the Coronation of HM Queen Elizabeth II. The tree was planted by twelve children who had won prizes in the Carnival Procession and their names appear on the plaque – they were Kathleen Brooks, Kay Burgess, Judy Laurence, Pamela Scott, Peter Bass, Peter Brooks, Robin Dane, Paul English, Gordon Lee, Patrick Milner, Keith Sturman, Graham Woods.
The plaque commemorating this event has been missing for some time but, thanks to Malcolm Durrant our Village Warden, it has now been restored to its original position. Thank you Malcolm for a job well done.