Ross Macneil

Read this in the paper on saturday thought you might like it, AN elderly couple were shocked to come home from a shopping trip to discover a workman cutting down trees in their garden by mistake. Margaret and Alan Atkinson say their back garden has been ruined after four 15ft conifers were felled by a man who had gone to the wrong property. Mr Atkinson dashed from the car to see tree trunks and branches strewn around his garden and smashed plant pots. Grandmother-of-ten Mrs Atkinson, 74, said: “We came home and I could hear the whirring of a chainsaw – we knew something was going on. “It was a total mess. We kept shouting ‘stop’, but he kept going. “We ended up having to call the police – he was still chopping trees down until they arrived.” Mr Atkinson, who suffered a heart attack 18 months ago, was so distressed by the incident, on August 24, that he later collapsed in shock. He said: “I’ve got a bad ticker, and I thought I was having another heart attack. It was very stressful.” The gardener, who had gone to the couple’s house in Zetland Road, Barnard Castle, works for the housing association Home Group, which admitted the blunder. Mr Atkinson, who worked in the construction industry until his retirement through ill-health, said: “I was gobsmacked when I saw him there with tree trunks all around him. I kept shouting at him to stop and he was adamant he’d got the right address, but we knew he hadn’t.” Mr and Mrs Atkinson had been growing the conifers in their garden for more than 20 years. They say the removal of the trees has reduced their privacy. Mrs Atkinson said: “We’ve spoken to a neighbour who said the workman should have been at her house. “We’re devastated – we had those trees for years. We’ll never replace them now because they take so long to grow.” A spokesman for Home Group said: “The wrong trees were cut down due to a misunderstanding and we have apologised to Mr and Mrs Atkinson for this highly unusual occurrence.” Home Group has offered to repair any damage and replace the trees with plants or fencing of the couple’s choice.

Thanks everyone,its made from douglas.

Hare out of douglas. Cheers Ross

Great work.Any pictures of the wizard you are doing at cragside, And good luck for next weekend.

Thanks:thumbup:

WOW. Great job. How long did it take you?

My dad has been hourse logging for over 20 years and has over 40 years of forestry experience. With more and more places looking to help the environment, horse logging is an ideal way to work, unfortunately not that many people know how to do it properly. He has decided that now would be a good time to pass on his knowledge of Horse Logging. The course will be run in the grounds of Wallington Hall Estate in Northumberland, starting in September. For more information and prices, please call Duncan Macneil on 01830 520240 or 07908277774. Any questions, please PM me and I will get back to you. Thanks

Screw them down or nail a board to the bottom. Hope this helps.

Yea Derek, Butt i have sold it all today.Cheers Ross

Cheers lorry.

It's £23 a ton road side.

50 tons of softwood. Norway and pine at castleside Durham. Phone Ross on 07947423457

count me in:thumbup:

Oh yes. Cheers to the big fella.

Yea.It's right next to the road,me dad's is the last house on the right as you go to trevor's.

I carved this owl yesterday. It's my first big carving.

I might have 50-75 tons of ash coming of this job, will no by next week it will be £45 ton roadside.Good stuff.

cheers

Had ours for 9 years and never let us down.It's got a 3ton double drum igland winch and front blade.Just the job for thinnings ,

This is the second eagle i have done.

It does both.save you money in the long run on fuel.

The 8 ton uniforest is a beast of a winch pulled this no problem, the remote control is a bit bulkey.You get a lot of winch for your money. [ATTACH]67822[/ATTACH]

Thanks

Good job.

Only been carving for 6months.This is my first squirrel.