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MEMORIAL FOREST WILL GIVE HOSPICE "AT LEAST £25K" BOOST

A MEMORIAL forest in Holcombe Brook, where people will be able to dedicate trees to the memory of loved ones who have died, will raise at least £25,000 for Bury Hospice.  Well-known Bury business Dunsters Farm has donated a piece of meadow off Longsight Road for the memorial forest, which will be planted and managed by the charity Life for a Life. Life for a Life will give Bury Hospice £150 out of the £495 minimum donation required for each tree. And Dunsters’ long-standing solicitor Andrew Taylor, a partner at Bury solicitors Woodcocks, in Manchester Road, has done his bit to help the forest plans come to fruition. He has completed all the legal work pro bono and has arranged for Woodcocks to sponsor the £300 of signage needed. Andrew, who will also be making a personal donation for a tree in memory of his late mother Edith, said: “I think it is an excellent way of commemorating a loved one. “The idea of planting a tree which will live on in the memory of someone who has died will bring comfort to people who have suffered a bereavement. “And they can also feel safe in the knowledge that people with life limiting illnesses will benefit through the money raised for Bury Hospice.” Les Ratcliffe MBE, founder and chairman of chilled food company Dunsters Farm, has been involved with Bury Hospice since before it was even opened. The 81-year-old helped to raise the money needed to start it and is a former president and trustee, only retiring last year. He said: “I have continued to raise money for the hospice over the years and when I learned that land was needed for a memorial forest, I immediately thought of Dunsters Farm Meadow. “I am more of a figurehead for the company now, but it is still family run, so I approached my daughter and son-in-law with the idea and they were more than happy to help.”  Norman Armstrong-Kersh MBE, founder of Life for Life, which is based in Chadderton, but works nationwide, said it was a lovely site for a memorial forest. He said: “We should be able to generate at least £25,000, hopefully more, for the hospice through this memorial forest, which we are expecting to fill up quite quickly. “Life for a Life will resurface the unadopted Hazel Hall Road, which provides access to the site, with stone donated by Marshall’s of Ramsbottom and there will be a small car park and a picnic bench.” The £495 minimum donation includes a plaque at the tree, a certificate of dedication and an entry in a book of remembrance at Bury Hospice. Once full, the book will be placed in the archive of Manchester Cathedral, where it will remain for about 500 years. All trees are guaranteed for 20 years after the last tree in the forest is planted.

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