Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice puts recycled trees at the top of wishlist
Hospital urge Guardian readers to donate their unwanted festive trees
Pledging to recycle your used Christmas tree is the best and easiest way to support the vital work of Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice this festive season.
That’s the message from Bluebell Wood as registration opens for its Christmas tree recycling scheme, with North Nottinghamshire residents urged to get involved.
The scheme helps generate vital income to support the end-of-life care the hospice delivers for children and young people across the region and has raised more than £70,000 in donations over the last two years.
Heidi Hawkins, chief executive of Bluebell Wood, said: “We’re often asked what Bluebell Wood needs most at Christmas and, while many people naturally think of gifts and presents, what makes the biggest difference to the children and families who rely on us is the funding that enables us to provide our specialist care and support.
“That’s why we’d love more people across the region to sign up to our Christmas tree recycling programme this year. It may seem like a bit of festive fun, but in reality, it’s a vital part of our annual fundraising efforts and helps raise the monies needed to deliver specialist end-of-life care and support for children and young people.”
Last year, the charity collected 1,950 trees from across South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire and North Derbyshire. Bluebell Wood hopes to beat this total in 2026, with sign-ups and donations made via the recycling programme topping the hospices’ wishlist for the weeks and months ahead.
It currently costs almost £18,000 a day to keep Bluebell Wood Hospice running. The charity is fortunate to receive 17 percent government funding, but the remaining 83 percent comes from charity supporters and fundraising activity such as the Christmas trees recycling scheme.
There is a suggested donation of £15 per collection and households have until midnight on 6 January 2027 to register, with collections taking place between 11 – 22 January, 2027
To register your tree for collection, visit: www.bluebellwood.org