Video: John Shuttleworth and the Everly Pregnant Brothers launch Sheffield tree campaign beer
John Shuttleworth and the Everley Pregnant Brothers were special guests at The Harlequin pub on Wednesday night as the first pint of Yellow Ribbon ale was pulled.
Exit 33 Brewing, based off City Road, is producing the beer, and 10p from every pint will go towards the campaigners' legal fund.
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Hide AdCalvin Payne, who today could be sent to prison for breaking a council-led injunction stopping people standing inside safety barriers put up around trees, was given the first pint of Yellow Ribbon.
He was wished 'good luck' by Shuttleworth - a character played by Graham Fellows, who rose to fame as Jilted John in the late seventies - after the 'versatile singer/songwriter' played a new version of his 'Save The Whale' song, called 'Save The Trees'.
“It was a fantastic honour to pull the first pint of this wonderful new beer brewed to help save Sheffield’s trees," he said.
"Shame I couldn’t have any myself as I was driving home in my Austin Ambassador Y Reg!"
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Hide AdAnd speaking out of character, Graham added: "I grew up in Broomhill and in the sixties there were a lot more trees around. They informed my childhood, and remained part of my spiritual landscape even when I’d moved away.
"Mature trees are massively important on every level - economic, environmental and spiritual.
"I urge the council to stop their insane policy of felling healthy trees before Sheffield’s landscape is changed irrevocably."
The Everly Pregnant Brothers, who specialise in Sheffield versions of classic songs, were also there to perform 'Don't Cut 'Em Down' - a take on ELO's 'Don't Bring Me Down'.
'Save The Trees' - John Shuttleworth
Save the trees
The rustling of their leaves
Stop the chainsaw
Don’t you think we oughta
Save the trees
We don’t have fell the trees
To have a lovely town
There are lots of other ways to reduce their stately crown
Wait until the autumn when the leaves come tumbling down
In a lovely shade of brown
A lovely shade of brown
Save the trees
The rustling of their leaves
Stop the chainsaw
Don’t you think we oughta
Save the trees
We don’t have fell the trees
To have a lovely town
We can trim the branches
We don’t have to chop them down
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Hide AdThe council’s bark is bigger than their bite as we have found
The trees are still around
Standing tall and proud
Save the trees
The rustling of their leaves
Stop the chainsaw
Don’t you think we oughta
Save the trees
(Everybody!)
Save the trees
The rustling of their leaves
Stop the chainsaw
Don’t you think we oughta
Save the trees