2027 Treecycle: Blythe House Hospice lists its next Christmas tree collection for 6–8 January 2027. See the hospice’s Treecycle page for registration, eligible postcodes and volunteering details. The terms give a registration deadline of 11:59pm on Monday 4 January 2027. They ask for all decorations and stands to be removed and trees over 8ft to be cut down; donations are voluntary. Checked 24 October 2026. The hospice’s collection page lists SK12 2 and SK13, but its terms and conditions omit both. If you are in either area, check directly with the hospice. The terms also give 2026 for the date to put trees outside, while listing collection dates in 2027; check the preparation arrangements with the hospice.
2024 archive
The original preview announced a 2024 Christmas tree collection to support Blythe House Hospicecare and Helen’s Trust.
The 2024 collection took place on Friday 12 and Saturday 13 January. The hospice reported that more than 550 trees were collected and over £8,000 raised.
The hospice’s original announcement said it was working with Simon Dowell, owner of S’N’S Trees in New Mills, and listed the collection areas as SK17, SK22, SK23, S33, S32 and DE45.
Home Instead was announced as a sponsor of the 2024 initiative.
The preview invited residents to make a donation and said the trees would be chipped for local uses, including on allotments and farms.
Helping the 2024 scheme
The 2024 appeal sought volunteers and vans to help collect the trees, and said refreshments would be available for volunteers.
Sophie Wheeldon, senior community fundraiser at Blythe House Hospicecare and Helen’s Trust, said in the 2024 preview: “We are incredibly grateful to Simon for lending his time and expertise to support our Christmas tree recycling service, and to Home Instead for their very kind sponsorship.”
She described the scheme as a way to reuse trees and support local patients and families.
“We’d be delighted to hear from anyone – an individual or a local business – who is able to support the treecycle scheme, to enable us to raise as much money as possible for the vital services that Blythe House Hospicecare and Helen’s Trust provides. Please do get in touch if you’re able to help us.”
Before the 2024 collection, the hospice said Simon and his team had helped raise over £10,800 for local hospice care since 2017. Simon commented: “I am delighted to be supporting the amazing work of the hospice for the seventh year with the treecycle campaign. The hospice has supported members of my own family in the past and so it means a great deal to me to be able to utilise my skillset to give something back. We have seen increases in support from local communities year on year, and so I am hoping that 2024 will be the best year yet!”
Paul Vickers, director at Home Instead, commented: ‘We have been a proud supporter of Blythe House over the last 15 years and delighted to support the valuable work that they do. The treecycle campaign provides a really useful service and it’s fantastic to see people putting their trees to good use whilst raising valuable funds.’
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