2021 Christmas Tree Collection Total
The Christmas tree collection in aid of East Cheshire Hospice raised a record £150,000 this year. Delighted co-founder of the scheme Richard Raymond said: “It’s our 21st year, so we’ve come of age with a bang.” Around 1,000 trees were collected over three days last month once lockdown restrictions were eased – a sixth of […]
Local Businesses Provide Support For Delayed Christmas Tree Collection
Loyal businesses continue to play a key part helping the East Cheshire Hospice tree collection scheme run smoothly. Cheshire Vehicle Rental has been providing vans for the last 18 years, while Bosley-based King Feeders has been lending shredders for 16 years. The mulching machines, operated by Ansa Environmental Services staff at West Park, have recycled […]
Better Late Than Never For Christmas Tree Collection
East Cheshire Hospice finally held its long-awaited Christmas tree collection last week, three months later than planned. A reduced team of 25 volunteers collected around 1,100 trees after lockdown restrictions were eased. Five vans shuttled across the region delivering trees to the Ansa recycling plant at West Park, Macclesfield. More than 6,000 trees had been […]
Rearranging the Christmas Tree Collection
Does anyone still have a Christmas tree that needs collecting? True to its word East Cheshire Hospice is keeping a promise to pick up trees registered under its collection scheme. The service had to be postponed once Cheshire went back into lockdown at the start of the year. The vast majority of donors refused the […]
Helen Adamson Walks for the Hospice
Helen Adamson decided to branch out with her own fundraising once this year’s tree collection for East Cheshire Hospice was called off. She walked an average of more than six miles every day last month, raising more than £3,500 in the process for the Hospice. Helen explained: “It all started after a conversation with my […]
Donations for Postponed Christmas Tree Collection
East Cheshire Hospice is hoping the public will let it keep donations made for the Christmas tree collection. Refunds are available – or trees will be collected once lockdown eventually ends – but the Hospice hopes supporters will help ease its financial plight by not asking for donations to be returned. However, it says it […]
Christmas Tree Collection Postponed
Devastated organisers have apologised after reluctantly calling off the East Cheshire Hospice Christmas tree collection. The decision to cancel last weekend’s collection was forced upon organisers after the country went into a new national lockdown. A refund will be offered to more than 6,000 customers who had registered their trees on the charity’s website www.echtrees.org.uk. […]
James Bunker – Christmas Tree Collection Volunteer
*Please note that the Christmas Tree Collection has now been postponed and some information in this article may be out of date. For more information click here.* James Bunker was not even born when East Cheshire Hospice’s first Christmas tree collection took place in 2001. But the teenager is now a key part of […]
Christmas Tree Collection Hopes For A Bumper year
A surge in Christmas tree sales could benefit the collection service run on behalf of East Cheshire Hospice. Organisers are hoping the sales bonanza increases demand for their service on the weekend of January 9 and 10. Co-organiser Richard Raymond said: “Sales are up 25 per cent nationally and that’s reflected locally as well. Talking […]
Christmas Tree Collection 2021
The East Cheshire Hospice Christmas Tree Collection is still going ahead despite Covid-19. Organisers are having to make changes for the service on the weekend of January 9-10 to comply with government guidelines. The collection is a major fundraiser for the Hospice which has lost serious revenue because of the pandemic. Therefore organisers are requesting […]
