Wondering what to do with Bruce the Spruce when Xmas is done and dusted?
Worry not - Willen Hospice’s annual Christmas Tree Collection fundraiser is back!
The charity collection service - running between January 3 & 5 - is available for people living in postcodes MK1 to MK19, MK43, MK46, LU7 and NN12.
To book a collection, residents need to visit the Willen Hospice website, and give a suggested donation of £12. Once the festivities are over and the decorations are down, anyone who has booked a collection just needs to leave their Christmas tree outside their property on Friday 3 January ready for it to be collected over the weekend.
The trees will be given a second life as wood chip and used as mulch in the Hospice gardens, and on public land – so no plastic trees!
The Willen Hospice Tree Collection service has been running for a number of years now, and raises thousands for the Hospice.
"Our annual Christmas Tree Collection is one of our biggest fundraisers, helping to fund our specialist, compassionate
care," said Nikki Poole, Willen Hospice Community Fundraising and Events Manager.
It’s any easy way to support the Hospice and takes the hassle out of having to dispose of your real Christmas Tree! It’s also a great
weekend for the community, with volunteers and businesses coming together to collect Christmas Trees all over Milton Keynes,
Towcester and into Leighton Buzzard."
Currently Willen Hospice only receives 15% of ongoing funding from the NHS, meaning they rely on the generosity of the local
community to help raise £8.7million every year.
Book your collection here www.willen-hospice.org.uk/trees
