The environmentally friendly charity scheme encourages islanders to recycle their pine tree in the New Year while supporting their local hospice. Last year, more than 2,150 trees were collected by over 60 volunteers, raising a record-breaking £33,559 for Jersey Hospice Care.

Sponsored by Aztec Group for the last four years, the scheme is run entirely by volunteers. Volunteers collect Christmas trees from across the island and deliver them to green waste recycling facilities to be turned into soil improver for local gardens and farmland.

Pictured: £300,000 have raised for Jersey Hospice Care through the Christmas tree collection since 2005.

The tree-rrific fundraiser was first launched by Trevor Parker in 2005, and has since gone on to raise over £300,000 in aid of Jersey Hospice Care.

Trevor, who still coordinates the scheme, said he was looking forward to trying to beat last year's record. "After the incredible success of last year’s collections, I’m really excited to see what the island can achieve this year. I’m always blown away by the generosity and compassion that our community has to show, as well as the ongoing encouragement of businesses like Aztec Group and a host of small businesses, whose support enables us to raise a substantial amount of money for Hospice on an annual basis.

"I’m also really proud that the tree collection is environmentally friendly. Not only are all the trees turned into soil improver, but the scheme also eliminates over 2,000 individual car journeys to the green waste site and the users of the scheme save on electricity because they don’t have to hoover out their cars!"

Pictured: Trevor Parker (second from right) with Chris Le Marquand, Joanna Hewlett, Sacha Patel, Income Generation Manager at Jersey Hospice Care and Leonah Duffy at last year's collection.