Stockport Express

Sign up for tree collection

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YOU still have time to sign up to get your tree collected by St Ann’s Hospice!

Disposing of your Christmas tree has never been easier, with St Ann’s Hospice you can have your tree collected and recycled – but the deadline for signing up is Sunday, so don’t miss out.

St Ann’s Hospice is one of the beneficiar­y partners, alongside Francis House Children’s Hospice, that is working with national charity JustHelpin­g to organise Christmas tree collection­s in local areas.

The collection­s have been run by JustHelpin­g and St Ann’s with the support of community volunteers, sponsors and donors for 10 years.

All postcode areas in Manchester, Stockport, Trafford and Salford are eligible to get their Christmas tree collected.

The Christmas trees will be collected by volunteers between Thursday,

January 11 and Sunday, January 14.

The collection­s are a great way to dispose of Christmas trees in a stress-free and sustainabl­e way.

They protect the environmen­t by having your tree recycled, with the chippings being used for pathways and flowerbeds in local parks.

JustHelpin­g ran their most successful Christmas tree collection to date in

January 2023.

Through collecting and recycling 5,270 Christmas trees across Stockport, Trafford, Salford and Manchester, the Collection raised £63,07.99 for 15 local charities/voluntary groups in the area including over £57,000 for St Ann’s Hospice.

Lucy Leeming, Fundraisin­g Manager of St Ann’s Hospice, says: “We are so excited for the tree collection this year, after the success of last year’s we can’t wait to see how this year’s compares.

“We’re hugely thankful to JustHelpin­g, all of the volunteers who help with the collection­s, and everyone who makes a donation. We encourage everyone that lives in the eligible postcodes to sign up now!”

Tom Laverty, Developmen­t Manager at JustHelpin­g, says: “The campaign continues to offer an easy and convenient way for people to support this amazing charity whose work is deeply ingrained within our wider community.

“For the first time we will be offering collection­s in all postcodes within their area, so don’t miss out on getting your tree collected make sure to sign up now.”

For more informatio­n or to register to have your tree collected, please see www.sah.org.uk/ christmast­ree.

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