‘Reflection, anger, protest’: Notice This Tree event puts spotlight on environmental loss
Campaigners who fought for the famous Happy Man are asking residents to honour their favourite trees
Happy Man Tree
Woodberry Down’s residents and natural history celebrated in project by Royal College of Art graduate
Xinqi Chen’s stunning illustrations were inspired by local stories and the campaign to save the Happy Man tree
Happy the Man by Gareth Evans
The local poet pays tribute to the Happy Man Tree, which was felled earlier this month
‘It struck fear into us’: Happy Man Tree campaigners slam Town Hall for ‘overreach’ in court injunction
Following the tree’s felling earlier this month, locals speak out about their ‘humiliating treatment’
Reflections on 2020
Tamsin Ssembajjo Quigley recounts her personal experience of events in Hackney during one of the most tumultuous years in living memory
Woodberry Down’s famous Happy Man Tree crowned Tree of the Year
Campaigners delighted but hit out at ‘falsely polarised’ choice between housing and the tree, soon to be felled as part of regeneration plans
Happy Man Tree to be felled as councillors accept loss ‘with a heavy heart’
Third phase of Woodberry Down estate regeneration approved despite 130 new objections, as planning chair says decision ‘not taken lightly’
Reprieve for Happy Man Tree as planning decision to be reconsidered
Publication of council’s new Local Plan means major applications must be looked at again, with the public able to have its say
Woodberry Down demolition begins after court bans Happy Man tree protests
Town Hall welcomes ‘last resort’ injunction as campaigners hit out at the ‘extreme’ tactic and vow to fight on
VIDEO: Campaigners on their fight to save the Happy Man Tree
Ellen Halliday joined protesters as they delivered a symbolic papier-mâché axe to Hackney Town Hall
Happy Man Tree protesters raise alarm over ‘democratic deficit’
Campaigners criticise ‘inadequate’ consultation as developer Berkeley Homes reaffirms that felling tree will prevent delay in delivering affordable homes
Thousands plead with developer Berkeley Homes not to fell Happy Man Tree
Much loved 150-year-old plane tree set for chop as part of Woodberry Down Estate regeneration
Locals mourn loss of Happy Man Tree as Woodberry Down Estate plans approved
Popular London Plane tree to be torn down along with five blocks to clear the way for 600 new homes