Bereavement charity Sue Ryder, is encouraging Craven residents to make their ‘white Christmas’ a green one this year by recycling their real Christmas tree.
By signing up to Sue Ryder’s Christmas Treecycling initiative residents can focus on putting the tinsel away while Sue Ryder’s volunteers collect your tree from your front door, front garden or driveway.
Real Christmas trees are 100% recyclable and can be turned into compost or wood chippings.
So residents who choose the green scheme will not only be supporting Sue Ryder but will also be helping reduce landfill.
Sue Ryder’s team of volunteers will be ‘branching out’ to households in the BD23 postcode area - as well as BD1, BD2, BD3, BD4, BD5, BD6, BD7, BD8, BD9, BD10, BD12, BD13, BD14, BD15, BD16, BD17, BD18, BD19, BD20, BD21, BD22, BD24, LS29, LA2, LA6 and BB18.
Andrew Wood, Community Fundraising Manager at Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice, has shared what a difference Christmas Treecycling makes to Sue Ryder.
Andrew said:
“Last year our Christmas Treecycling service across the UK kept 7,199 trees out of landfill, helping to reduce the impact on the environment.
“The initiative also raised over £119,000 for Sue Ryder – enough to fund over 4,000 hours of expert and compassionate palliative care from our nurses, so that fewer patients need face death alone.
“By choosing to recycle your real tree with an optional donation to Sue Ryder, your Christmas tree could become the gift of expert care and support for seriously ill people and their loved ones.
“We’re encouraging residents to this year make the tree-mendous choice of an optional donation when you register for our Sue Ryder Christmas Treecycling service this year, so that no one need die or grieve alone.”
This year’s Christmas Treecycling scheme is supported by Skipton Self Drive, Keighley Tree Services and Settle District and Craven district YFC.
Collection capacity for the eco-friendly initiative is limited, so book early to avoid disappointment.
For more information and to book your tree collection before noon on 3 January 2025, visit their website here.
Contact the fundraising team at Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice with any queries on 01535 640430
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