Charity appeals for elves with wheels

A local hospice charity is seeking a team of “elves with wheels” to help with its big Christmas tree collection in January.

Children’s hospice Julia’s House will be collecting and recycling real Christmas trees from homes in the New Year. And the charity needs lots of vans and helping hands to make the ‘tree-mendous’ mission possible.

Claudia Hickin, Julia’s House fundraiser, said: “Last year we collected around 650 Christmas trees and raised an incredible £9,250 to support our care for seriously ill children and their families. This January we hope to collect even more.”

She added: “We’re essentially seeking a team of elves with wheels, who are happy to be helpers and volunteer a few hours of their time for us after the Christmas season.”

The charity collection runs from Sunday, January 8 to Tuesday, January 10.

The trees will be recycled as chippings for use on local farms and community spaces.

To help contact treepickup@ juliashouse.org or call 01380 562525.