More than £5,000 has been raised for Sue Ryder, Duchess of Kent Hospice, following the Christmas tree recycling scheme.

The hospice’s scheme, which took place earlier this month, saw 383 real Christmas trees collected from areas around Berkshire, including Wokingham, after the festivities had ended.

Residents made donations in return for their trees being collected, chipped into mulch, and recycled.

In total, £5,248.50 was raised to help Sue Ryder continue to offer its expert care and bereavement support to local families.

12 volunteers kindly donated their time to help collect the trees, which were then chipped down by G A Butler & Sons to create an organic product which can be used for mulching gardens, topping up garden or woodland paths, biomass fuel or as surfacing for children’s play areas.

Other areas which saw pick-up's included Reading and Newbury.

 

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Above: 383 Christmas trees were collected to raise money for Sue Ryder Duchess of Kent Hospice

 

Spokesperson for Sue Ryder Duchess of Kent Hospice, Georgia Thornton, said: “Christmas Treecycling is a green and practical solution to the problem of what to do with a real tree once the festivities are over.

“We want to say a very special thank you to the local community for supporting our scheme.

“By recycling your no-longer needed trees and making kind donations, you have helped to reduce landfill and raised a tree-mendous £5,248.50 for our hospice.

“This will help us to continue providing our expert care and filling families’ final days with love.

“We also want to say a big thank you to G A Butler & Sons and Arborfield Tree Care for donating their time and for their incredible efforts and hard work – we really appreciate it.”

 

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