A family from Salford say they have been left devastated after a 77-year-old tree in the garden of their Grandmother's home was cut down without any warning. The 25 foot tree was planted back in 1945 by 91-year-old Audrey Wright and her mother on their front garden on Ash Drive in Swinton to commemorate the end of WW2.
ForHousing who manage the property have apologised to the family and say they removed the sycamore tree as it was 'causing structural damage' to the garden wall and pavement near Audrey's home. Forhousing say that they had spoken to Audrey a month before work was set to begin and on the same day.
The tree which had been tended to by the family for years was found reduced to a stump by Audrey's daughter Gayle Ramouz on Thursday (May 12). Gayle, 66, went to check up on Audrey who suffers from early onset dementia and is also partially deaf and blind.
