When Richard was first was elected a Sutton Councillor for our area, in 2010, one of the first pieces of casework he dealt with concerned approaches from residents in Copse Hill about the loss of trees that had been hit by cars. He succeeded in getting several replacement trees, including one planted outside number 24.

He was upset to see, recently, that the tree had been vandalised, and lost. He has now got a further replacement planted. At present it is wet but he has asked local residents to check, if we have a dry summer, that the tree has enough water.