Posted: Thu 26th Jan 2023

£15k Hospice Christmas tree recycling kick starts 2023 fund raising

Wrexham.com for people living in or visiting the Wrexham area
This article is old - Published: Thursday, Jan 26th, 2023

Over 14,500 Christmas trees collected for recycling has raised a remarkable £15,000 for patient care at Nightingale House Hospice, Wrexham.

Working in partnership with local firms and volunteers, it’s the fourth year the hospice has offered the service when, for a small donation, people can have their trees collected once Christmas festivities are over.

Volunteers from local business donate their time and vehicles to brave the cold and wet January weather to help collect and recycle the trees. Some are turned into garden mulch, some are chipped and used for animal bedding or garden supplies and others will be donated to local animal farms who look after alpacas and goats.

Volunteers from companies across Wrexham, Flintshire, Llangollen, and Oswestry took part including JT&M Signs, Read Construction, Rivington Haulage, Amberon, Advanced Roofline, MPH Construction, MOTUS Commercials, Jackson Fire & Security, Avatar (Mold), Gurkha Gas, Liberty Group, Mostyn Estate, SP Energy Networks, Barnett Engineering, Cable Services, Amazon, Forest Traffic Management, Kimpton Energy Solutions, Oatley Hall, Llangollen Sports Field, Hafren Dwfrdwy and Cliftons.

The hospice has also thanked sponsors Thorncliffe Building Supplies, TG Group Skip Hire, ASH Waste and P&A Group.

Charity Partner Just Helping has also been thanked for helping organise the event as well as Wrexham Army Cadets who have supported the hospice with various fundraising events and will also benefit from some of the profits from this year’s collection.

Sam Amis, hospice Events Fundraiser said: “On behalf of the hospice, I would like to say a massive thank you to everyone involved in making the Christmas Tree Collection a success. From those who volunteered to deliver leaflets, taking bookings over the phone and helping us spread the word about the event, to those who have helped us on the day collecting and recycling all the trees! I would also like to thank everyone who registered their Christmas Tree to be collected. It is so wonderful to see the community come together for such a brilliant cause and every penny raised will have a huge impact here at Nightingale House.”

 



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