The Felling – an extraordinary and shocking first-hand account of what happened on the tree-lined suburban streets of Sheffield. It tells the true story of a small group of residents in Sheffield who battled to stop a powerful city council and a giant multinational corp. from chopping down thousands of healthy street trees as part of a massive £2.2 billion private contract to maintain the city's highways. What started as innocent local protest turned into a David and Goliath tale, attracting national and international support. As the stakes increased with threats of bankruptcy and imprisonment, ordinary citizens were forced to ask themselves the crucial question: How far am I prepared to go to save a tree?

We’ll screen the recent documentary The Felling after hearing from Stefano Petroni (and a short about Save the Olives and a contribution from Helen Mirren), Paul Wood (Tree Hunting), Ed Spurr (Acorn Vase), Gerit Quealy (Botanical Shakespeare) and other surprise guests to share expertise and a few wee gifties!

Gerit Quealy, author of Botanical Shakespeare, has presented events as part of the Urban Tree Festival. This event is a fundraiser for the UTF. UTF is a non-political, not for profit, Community Interest Company, run by a group of passionate volunteers and staff, working with event organisers who include artists, meditators, young people and the old, mothers with prams, tree wardens, conservationists, dog walkers, writers, rappers, health and welfare practitioners, ecologists and urban planners, food growers and restaurant goers, storytellers ... and everyone who is inspired to love our trees!

Solidarity ticket: the donation above normal ticket price will go to the Urban Tree Festival.