St Ann's Hospice, Francis House Children's Hospice, Just Helping, Greater Manchester, Christmas Tree, Tree Collection, Recycling, Help, Voluntary, Charity

For the 2020 Christmas tree collection, we surpassed our target of 3,000 trees and in fact collected more than 3,076 trees from between the 10th and 12th January which raised a staggering £36,610.31 (after costs and including Gift Aid).

£30,020.21 was donated to St Ann's Hospice and the remaining £6,589.80 has been distributed to local charities so far as nominated by the volunteers as follows:

Bramhall Cricket Club (£400.00)
Trinity Cricket Club (£350.00)
Francis House as nominated by Burnage Rugby Club (£400.00)
Francis House as nominated by Didsbury CC (£350.00)
Beechwood Cancer Care (£350.00) as nominated by Reuben Fielding who provides the use of his tractor and trailers for transporting the chippings
Seashell Trust as nominated by Oscar Pet Food (£200.00)
Manchester Children's Hospital (£300.00)
Manchester Cathedral Country Home (£300.00)
Kinder Mountain Rescue (£400.00)
1st Withington Scouts (£100.00)
3rd Swinton Scouts (£100.00)
3rd Hazel Grove Scouts (£400.00)
Stockport Girl Guides (£100.00)
4th Bramhall Scouts (£250.00)
1st Heaton Norris Scout Group (£400.00)
Action for Sick Children (£100.00)
Emmie's Kitchen (£139.80)
Stockport Girl Guides (£100)
Percy's Fund (£100.00) as nominated by Neil Hartford, tree surgeon who assisted with chipping the Christmas trees.
Sale & District Scout Groups have asked for their donation to go to St Ann's Hospice (£500.00)
Spectrum Plant Hire who donated the chippers have asked for their donation to go to St Ann's Hospice (£400.00)
Arboriculture Services Treework Ltd have asked for their donation to go to St Ann's Hospice (£400.00)
£400 to be allocated by volunteers from Famous Henry's Team Hesketh to Blood Cancer UK in memory of Julie Ann Gregory.

Our special thanks go to House on the Hill, Famous Henry's and Oscar Pet Food who kindly sponsored the leaflets.

We are going to set ourselves a huge target this year and would welcome support from local businesses and volunteers to get involved. Please get in touch with fionacosgrove@just-helping.org.uk. Thank you.