Please Donate
Your donation will enable us to preserve the last of the Fenland giants for future generations, long after it has completely disappeared from the peat.
Help us to preserve
this precious wood
S U P P O R T U S
Black Oaks are unearthed as a consequence of routine cultivation and are very fragile when first exposed. They are usually left at the headlands to rot down or piled up and burnt.
Your support will enable us to continue to exhibit this table and demonstrate to Fenland land owners that their Black Oaks are of national importance and help us to obtain support for the creative and constructive use of Black Oak.
Your contribution will then enable us to preserve this precious wood for future generations of craftspeople before there are simply no more buried beneath the peat
For more information about how you can support the project please contact Ann King or Hamish Low. thefenlandblackoakproject@gmail.com
You can also make a donation at our Just Giving page. www.justgiving.com/fenlandblackoak
By donating £1000 our craftspeople will discretely carve a dedicated name into the underside of the Fenland Black Oak Table
There is clearly a finite supply of Black Oak buried beneath the peat and it’s emergence is in decline. Your support will enable us to continue exhibiting the table, encouraging Fenland land owners to support the preservation of what little remains.
Thank You
S H A R E D V I S I O N
The success of this ambitious project is due entirely to the skill, passion, generosity and commitment of all the individuals and companies involved—at local, national and international levels. They have wholly embraced the unique creative opportunity to preserve this ancient tree for all time.
The sponsors names are carved into the underside of ‘A Table for the Nation’ as a reminder to future generations of their wonderful shared vision.
HRH The Princess Royal unveiled ‘A Table for the Nation’ at its first destination, Ely Cathedral, on 17th May 2022
We have all been humbled by the generosity of the financial support and the heartwarming contribution of all the individuals who have given such astonishing levels of expertise.
S P O N S O R S
Adamson and Low. Tim Edmunds. Ann King. Peter and Clare Shropshire. John and Trish Shropshire. Mrs Patricia Davenport. The Garfield Weston Foundation. Steve Cook. Mauro Dell’Orco. Mark J D Adamson Ltd. Peter Simpson. Len Conway. Stuart Butler-Gallie. Malco Freight Ltd. The Worshipful Company of Carpenters. The Carpenters’ Company of the City and County of Philadelphia. The Building Crafts College. Medite Smartply Coillte. Logosol UK. Sackville Oak Frames. Andrew Roberts. Wealden Tool Company Ltd. SCM Woodworking Technology. QEST. Walter Lees Foundation. The Aurelius Charitable Trust. The Radcliffe Trust. Paul and Louise Cooke Endowment. Phillip Southgate Design. ACF Telehandler Hire. Tomas Carter. Character Communications Ltd. Robert Underdown. John Goddard. Mr and Mrs Lavers. The Riddiford Family. Daniel Watney. Rooff Ltd. Jessica Creswell. Hazel Low. James and Davina Harvey. Charles and Emma Shropshire. Michael and Diana Tyler. Morgan & Co (Strood) Ltd. Festool UK Ltd. John Campbell & Carol Nowak. The Crane Family. Bartlett School of Architecture UCL. Peter Laidler. Structure Workshop. Lars and Rebecca Lemonius. Melissa and Stephen Murdoch. Gary and Fiona Withers. Briggs Irrigation. John and Sally Darby. Mr and Mrs David Barton. Mr D G Scales. Mrs E A Scales. Peter Robotham and Christopher Lee of Miles Drainage Limited. Mr Alan Twatt (Potatoes) Ltd. Mr Mark A Harrod. Sue and Steve Whitmore. Antony Whitmore and Mark Whitmore. Tom and Coralie Green. C J Murfitt Ltd. Roger and Marion Garrett. Mr Barwell Field. Stephen Bourne. Jane Wilson in memory of John Wilson OBE. Jonathan, Rebecca, Emily and Joshua James. Victoria Cox, Clare Shropshire, William and Polly Cox in memory of Mr and Mrs Dennis Cox. The Guyer Family. Cheveley Park Farms Ltd. Mr Nicholas and Mr Patrick Allpress. Oliver and Rachel Buckingham. Tom W H Clarke and Family. Gary and Tina Richards. Michele and Gillian Maffei. Keith and Christine Churchill. Dr Paul Husselbee. Maisie Taylor and Francis Pryor. Anna Cornish. Dan Humphreys. Emma Chesterman. Joseph Sheils. Rachel Elston. Ricardo Pellizzon. Syngenta UK Ltd. Richard Moorhouse. Pat Morkane in memory of Tony Morkane. James Harris Photography.
W I T H O U R G R A T E F U L T H A N K S
Martin Hammond. Dr Martin Bridge (University College London). David Brown (Queens University Belfast). Halden-Riddiford Ltd. Sheila Woolham. Nick Hobbs. Lis Every. Caroline Russell. James Ryan. Timberlink International. Roland Tegeder. Ed Morton. Mary Warne. Charles Woolham. Malcolm Chapple. David Hurst. Ray and Jean Wilkinson. Lorna Symons. Roger Richardson. Robert Ingham. Dr Tim and Sarah Fooks. Alison and John Eden-Eadon. Robert Smith (Timberline). Clementine Butler-Gallie. Andrew Wright. Lorna May Wadsworth. Mr Bob Young. Mr Terry Smith (The Irricentre). J M Ayres and Sons Ltd. Gerald, Ricky and Tony Harnwell. Ruth Weller and Roger Wells. Judith Catt. Toby Hayward. Graham Wardley. Alex Boyd. Anna Evans. Alastair Belither. Mark Wagstaff. Harvey Furneaux. Adam Whitfield. Cathal Bollard. Ezra Hope. Laurent Bate-Roullin. Marcin Skoczylas. Matthew Dowell. Matthew Mead. Sapphire Hales. Sebastian Cotton. Mr Daniel Schumann. Furniture Crafts School (Scotney Castle Estate). Educating Senioritas. Josephine Warrior. Yara UK. Adrian Birkby. Chris Playfoot and Roger Playfoot. Chris Vaughan Photography. And those that wish to remain anonymous.
O U R T R U S T E E B O A R D
Mr Hamish Low. Mr Peter Shropshire. Mr Leonard Conway. Mrs Ann King. Mr Stuart Butler-Gallie. Mr Gary Richards.