Support our own East Dulwich tree sellers

[christine56]

Hi East Dulwich people

FYI Southwark are considering allowing a company called

Treeamigos to sell trees in goose green park. This company

Come from Devon.

Please support your local Xmas tree sellers who pay lot of

Money for a street license in Southwark some of these sellers

Have been selling every year some for over 20years

Please Dont put our local people out of business,support our

Locals not people coming to force us out

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[Sally Eva]

The street sellers "pay a lot of money for their street licences" to Southwark. Presumably they make a profit.

Treeamigos may be these guys: http://www.treeamigos.org/the-tree-amigos/

Presumably they make a profit too.

We can all make up our own minds.

[Curmudgeon]

So the people are locals not the trees?

Should we ask for proof of address before purchase?

[nxjen]

Looking at OP?s posting history, she seems to have a thing about Christmas trees

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

"...considering allowing..."

From the activity in the park today, I'd say it was a done deal.

I can't say I'm happy that a commercial enterprise is taking a huge chunk of the green for what will be weeks - it's not even December yet. Who buys trees this early? It's not like one day events for fetes and fairs.

[nxjen]

I haven?t seen the Christmas trees for sale on Goose Green but I always find the sight of Christmas trees waiting to be sold rather jolly. Southwark will be receiving much needed revenue from the sellers. Selling trees in public parks is nothing new, I?ve seen them being sold in Brockwell and Battersea Parks, and there are probably many more parks where they are sold.

[Fitzgeraldo]

Does their licence include permission to block the whole pavement outside the EDT for about month so that no pedestrian can get by without risking life and limb by walking in the road?

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Brockwell and Battersea are large parks. Taking a chunk from the Green makes a big difference.

[KidKruger]

Yeah there's a whole area (most of the Western side of GG) cordoned off for the tree operation.

Where will the poor souls buying trees park, if they're coming by car ?!

I did wonder as I passed the cordoned area, whether it was being set up for cars to come actually onto the green - which I hope is not the case.

[Alexthecamel]

You can also buy locally- collect from Jags or get delivered and support a fantastic charity

Your tree helps put hot food on the tables at The Feast, a weekly drop-in meeting. Last year we served 4500 three-course meals.

https://www.kingschristmastrees.org

[BrandNewGuy]

And the trees sold in the car park at The Plough are in aid of St Christopher's Hospice.

[Penguin68]

Remember there are regular shops (i.e. florists) who are with us 52 weeks a year and who stock trees - the guy in the Parade opposite (sort of) the old Harvester (next to the former Barcelona) is a great florist and sources good trees. And wreaths and other Christmas greenery.

Edited to add:- ...and of course our local garden centres, again serving us 52 weeks a year.

[Cora]

I don't have a problem with a 'pop-up', most of them are, excluding Penguin's good point above, but I do have a problem with a beautiful community park being taken over for commercial use in the run up to Christmas...it's just far too big...a corner of Dulwich Park would be more appropriate....horrible for the residents looking out onto and the dog walkers...and within metres of the Church..

I am assuming it is there until Christmas but maybe I've got that wrong...maybe it's just for the Christmas Cracker...ironic when I thought that was to boost local businesses?

Anyone have an email address of who to contact at the council.....

[nxjen]

Having now seen Treeamigos on Goose Green, I agree it is a dreadful eyesore and totally out of keeping made worse by the 'hoarding' surrounding it and far too large for the space. Can our councillor James McAsh do anything to prevent a repetition next year?

[goldilocks]

when I first saw this I thought it might be an overreaction to a 'few Christmas trees being sold in the corner of the green'. I walked past today and now totally understand the issue. Almost half the green is fenced off with opaque barriers and huge advertising for Amigos trees. Its not a nice festive scene, its a huge commercial operation being run out of what is supposed to be public open space.

If posting photos on here wasn't such a pain I would do - but definitely worth a look in considering whether this is appropriate.

[Lynne]

I agree with nxjen and goldilocks. I assumed it was for some sort of community Christmas entertainment, not a commercial venture. Far too big.

[AlexanderG]

I take it the Clock House won't be doing Christmas trees this year given all the Thames Water works on Barry Road?

[Jules-and-Boo]

What is wrong with someone trying to make money out of Christmas - taht's exactly what it's all about

If you feel very strongly about buying locally, then please also remember to support local shops instead of teh big supermarkets.

Same principle.

If fact, just remember - the shopper owns the market.

[nxjen]

The problem is that someone is trying to make money out of Christmas on public amenity land which will be unusable by the general public now until after Christmas. Goose Green was purchased for the enjoyment of the general public.

[Jules-and-Boo]

you can still use the park, although I would hope it's not there again next year.

I will buy my tree from the local sellers I always get them from.

And I hope many people in our community remember to support our community as well

[siousxiesue]

Cora Wrote:

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> I don't have a problem with a 'pop-up', most of

> them are, excluding Penguin's good point above,

> but I do have a problem with a beautiful community

> park being taken over for commercial use in the

> run up to Christmas...it's just far too big...a

> corner of Dulwich Park would be more

> appropriate....horrible for the residents looking

> out onto and the dog walkers...and within metres

> of the Church..

>

> I am assuming it is there until Christmas but

> maybe I've got that wrong...maybe it's just for

> the Christmas Cracker...ironic when I thought that

> was to boost local businesses?

>

> Anyone have an email address of who to contact at

> the council.....

I rather think it might be [email protected]

[first mate]

What we need to know is exactly how much money the Council will make from the enterprise this year and where that money will go - not to fund more nursery school type murals it is hoped.

[MattyK]

To contribute to the above discussion points without too much repetition...

The Christmas tree selling enclosure on Goose Green is an eyesore, day and night.

It is a commercial operation on a green that most consider for community use and enjoyment.

Most people feel excluded from having their considerations being taken account off.

It is an external operation that takes business away from traditional local sellers.

It's business hours are supposedly eight to eight but presumably preparation and closure extend these hours.

Attached image shows light pollution at 20:39 on Friday evening

[MattyK]

Another image of light pollution taken from our front door.

[christine56]

Yes yet again Southwark Council have sold local traders down the river

With this eyesore and not only digging up the park and take my most of it

There trees are more expensive than our local traders does any one know why

There in our small park why not Peckham rye