A felled tree will have a new lease of a life at a Suffolk college while honouring its former principal.

The "Trees of Hope" initiative has provided 49 organisations and charities with a sapling from the famous Sycamore Gap tree, which was illegally felled in September 2023.

Suffolk New College's Suffolk Rural campus said it felt "honoured" to be part of the campaign.

Emma Taylor, who two years ago helped the college win an AOC Beacon Award for their ongoing environmental awareness campaign, put Suffolk New College forward for the initiative.

She said: "We are the only organisation in Suffolk to receive a tree of hope, so we are honoured to have been chosen for this.

"It’s a very special day for the college.

"We look at the tree as being a symbol of everything good that we do in our

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