Crewe residents are being encouraged to turn their Christmas trees in to cash - as a local charity collects and recycles them in return for donations towards patient care.

Registration for the annual St Luke's Hospice Christmas Tree Collection service is now open.

Last year, a staggering 2,824 trees were collected across Cheshire by more than 60 volunteers - raising £40,000 in vital donations for the Hospice.

Last year, a staggering 2,824 trees were collected across Cheshire by more than 60 volunteers (Ryan Parker).

Jane Thompson, Head of Events at St Luke's, said: "We have been running the collection for 11 years now and we're always delighted to receive such amazing support from the community.

"The Christmas Tree Collection gives our fundraising a much-needed New Year boost and helps us to continue to care for local people and their families.

"In these difficult times the money it brings in is going to be more important than ever.

"I would urge everyone with a real tree to register nice and early to guarantee collection.

"Then come January our team of wonderful volunteers will be along to collect your tree – saving you the trouble of pine needles in your car and queuing at the tip."

St Luke's Hospice has now been running the Christmas Tree Collection service for 11 years (St Luke's Hospice).

St Luke's runs the Christmas Tree Collection in partnership with Just Helping.

This year's collection has also been kindly sponsored by A-Plan Insurance.

Branch Manager James Bull said: "We are delighted to support the invaluable Christmas tree recycling service for St Luke's Hospice this year.

"January is a notoriously difficult time for any charity, so the Christmas tree recycling scheme, which generates around £10 per tree collected for this wonderful charity, is an invaluable resource to our community.

"As we are very much part of our local community, it feels right to support St Luke's as much as possible.

Households across the CW1 to CW11 postcode district can register now to have their tree collected (Ryan Parker).

"We have no doubt the scheme will be a huge success, and we invite everyone to register to donate their trees to the scheme in the New Year."

Households across the CW1 to CW11 postcode district can register now to have their tree collected by visiting HERE.

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