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The Memorial Trees which run along the length of Station Road form a living memorial to the men from Scholes who died during
the Great War of 1914 - 1918 and the World War of 1939 - 1945.
If the visitor stands at the War Memorial looking up Station Road towards the A64 York Road, those trees on the left hand
side stand in memory of the fallen from the Great War, whilst those lining the opposite side of the road remind us of the
dead of the World War.
Since they were planted, some of the trees, which are a mixture of Horse Chestnut and Lime, have been a favourite source
of 'conkers' for generations of Scholes children, especially as the trees line the final part of the route to school. In that
capacity alone the trees have become a central part of village life and are instantly recognisable to anyone from Scholes.
In recent times, as the trees have matured and required maintenance, it has become an important issue in the village that
the trees are afforded some kind of protected status to reflect that they are a living memorial to the fallen servicemen from
Scholes. There has been some development along Station Road, and more is planned and the villagers are anxious that the trees
are safeguarded for the future.
Currently, Scholes Community Forum is lobbying Leeds City Council, who own the trees and the Secretary of State for Communities
and Local Government with a request for a Tree Preservation Order to formally protect the trees. The process is ongoing and
any further development in the matter will be added to this page as information becomes available. A link to Scholes Community
Forum is added to the Links Page of this website.
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