Still time to book Sue Ryder Christmas Treecycling scheme

Friday, 27 December 2024 00:05

Sue Ryder is reminding residents that its team of volunteers will be out in January collecting and recycling your real Christmas trees with it's 'Christmas Treecycling' scheme.

Last year the across the UK saved 7,199 trees from landfill and raised over £119,000 for Sue Ryder, which runs Sye Ryder Manorlands Hospice. This funded over 4,000 hours of essential palliative care from our dedicated nurses, ensuring that fewer patients face their final moments alone.

Sue Ryder’s team of volunteers will be ‘branching out’ to households in the LS29 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, BD23, BD24, LS29, HX2, HX3, HX7, LA2, LA6 and BB18 postcodes and will be collecting trees between 4-13 January 2025.

To find out more and to book your tree collection before noon 3 January 2025 to be collected between 4-13 January, visit this link.

Andrew Wood, Community Fundraising Manager at Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice, has shared what a difference Christmas Treecycling makes to Sue Ryder:

“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.