Mayor’s Grove

By Anne Draper

Mayor's Grove located south of Quadra Street on Southgate and Arbutus Way was the site of a cheerful celebration Sunday, January 25, 2015 at 2:00 pm. A memorial ceremony of Sir Winston Churchill's death by Society members and interested public took place around a "Historic Hawthorne Tree" planted September 6, 1929 by the "Right Honourable Winston L. S. Churchill during a visit to Victoria. A tree that reminds one of the tenacity and toughness the late British statesman showed the world. A tree that Victoria City Parks staff have cared for and helped live a long life. Churchill died fifty years ago. You will find thirty-some numbered and named ceremonial trees in the Garry Oak meadow setting of our very own Beacon Hill Park with each tree telling its own story. For more information on the Churchill Foundation Vancouver Island that relies on donors to perpetuate the memory of the Right Honourable Sir Winston Spencer Churchill through educational scholarships, bursaries and awards go to :Email: cfvi1874@g.mail.com. For information on attending world class events, booking speakers or becoming a member Email: Churchill@gmail.com. More information www.churchillvictoria.com.