Dorset based Virginia Hayward Ltd (VH), supplier of hampers and gifts to John Lewis, Waitrose, Selfridges and Interflora, are working hard to reduce their carbon footprint by expanding what is now known as the ‘Millennium Wood’ with the introduction of 3,300 native British trees.

“The Millennium Wood was not designed as a project to mark the Millennium and was conceived long before the idea of reducing one’s carbon footprint became fashionable” says Director Geoff Hayward who, along with his wife and Director Gin Hayward, initiated the tree planting in 2000, “The timing was coincidental and the ‘moniker’ stuck, but our primary objective was to transform some of our unused land into a wooded area that would be full of native British trees and home to wildlife. We also hoped that in years to come, the wood would be a tranquil place that we could enjoy too.”

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In the days prior to Easter, Holy Tuesday is observed by both Eastern and Western Christianity, but doesn’t appear to have any biblical event associated with it. As with Holy Monday, few protestant churches have special services for Holy Tuesday.

At Virginia Hayward it’s also business as usual. Aside from a few sleepy eyes on Monday morning, we’re very pleased that the clocks have now gone forward and that the evenings are that little bit lighter. We’re also very proud to say that we’re doing our bit for the environment as indigenous, deciduous hardwood trees are being planted across the site, which we’ll be posting pictures and more details of next week.

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