Photographs and photocopied press material relating to the 'Woodlands for the Millennium' Scheme, a collaboration between the Woodland Trust, Homebase, the Forestry Commission and the Sainsbury Family Charitable Trust.
As part of the Sainsbury Group's corporate millennium celebrations, under a £2 million agreement, Homebase worked with the Woodland Trust to plant 20 new woodlands across the UK. The goal was to plant up to 200,000 trees, with at least one tree for every Sainsbury Group employee. As part of the project, Homebase 'time capsules' were buried in selected Millennium Woods.
The locations of the woods included:
Bridgend, Worney Wood
Bristol, The Retreat
East Dereham, Harnser Wood
Droitwich, Millhampton Wood
Durham, Railway Wood
Harrogate, Briscoe Wood
Leamington Spa, Cuttle Brook Wood
Lincoln, Banovallum Carr
Manchester, Hazel Pear
Nottingham, Hollinwood
Perth, Backmuir Wood
Sevenoaks, Crown Meadow Wood
Shrewsbury, Dansons Wood
Swindon, Monks Rest Wood
Craigavon (Northern Ireland), Oaks Wood
Cutteridge Wood
Eynsham Wood
Normanton
Royd Wood
Worms Wood
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'Woodlands for the Millennium' Scheme photographs and press material
Photographs and photocopied press material relating to the 'Woodlands for the Millennium' Scheme, a collaboration between the Woodland Trust, Homebase, the Forestry Commission and the Sainsbury Family Charitable Trust.
As part of the Sainsbury Group's corporate millennium celebrations, under a £2...
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- Ref. No: SA/CR/CH/2/4
- Format: Mixed Paper/Photos
- Date: 1999-2000
- Level: Series
- Extent: 1 file
- Access: Open
Press material and photographs relating to Banovallum Carr Millennium Wood, Lincoln
1999-2009Photographs and press material relating to Banovallum Carr Millennium Wood, a wood created in partnership with Homebase and the Woodland Trust as part of the 'Woodlands for the Millennium' Scheme....
SA/CR/CH/2/4/1
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Subfonds includes material relating to Homebase. Homebase, an innovation in supermarket-style DIY shopping, was founded in 1979 as a jont company 75%:25% with Belgian retailer GB-Inno-BM. The first Homebase store was opened in 1981 at Purley Way in Croydon. The company grew rapidly in 1995 when J Sainsbury plc bought out rival retailers Texas Homecare. 2 December 1996 was known as 'H Day' for Homebase. This marked the completion of the conversion of the first 40 Texas stores to the Homebase format and the remaining Texas stores were rebadged. 'H Day' also marked the launch of Homebase FM, the company's own in-store satellite radio that was launched in all the stores. In August 1996, J Sainsbury plc bought out its Homebase partner Belgian retailer, GB-Inno-BM (GIB) for £66 million. November 2002 Sainsbury's sold their shareholding in Homebase. Subfonds includes: Branch files for Homebase branches (including photographs and papers) Homebase promotional and advertising material Homebase product packaging Press releases and press cuttings Images of Homebases stores Images of Homebase transport vehicles. For other subsidiary and associate companies, see: SA/GIA (Giant Foods); SA/SBHS (Savacentre); SA/FRE (Freezer Centres); SA/SHAW (Shaw's); SA/TEX (Texas).
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