A Worcester-based children's cancer charity has launched their third Treecycling campaign to raise funds for local families.

The Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust hope to help the community out of a prickly problem this New Year, while also fighting childhood cancer.

The charity’s festive volunteers will be collecting from Wednesday January 11 to Saturday 14 around Worcestershire, and the #bemorefrank team will be covering areas in Hereford.

Emma Williams, charity and operations manager, said: “Our Treecycling campaign is such a win-win!

"No wrestling the tree into the car and no messy needles afterwards. Just leave it outside your house on your designated day for collection and we will pick it up and take it to be recycled!

Emma continued: “Having your tree collected means less work for you, it’s good for the environment and supports our fight against childhood cancer by raising valuable funds to support our work.”

The Trust’s 2023 campaign is kindly sponsored by GL and Thursfields Solicitors, and is supported by lots of local business collectors including: Redditch Vehicle Hire, Young Farmers Association, Track Pod, Shires Tree Surgery, Conquest Paving and Landscapes, Middlebrook Media, GJH, Invoco Telecom, The Royal Oak, SME Solicitors, Jackson Family Funeral Directors, The Marquee Company, ETL, City Signs, Clarity Solutions, Dormer Hire Centre, Vietec Challenge Technology, Phoneworcs, Gardens of Reflection, Chessgrove Woodchip and APM Trees.

The charity is so grateful for the help of so many corporate supporters who without their help, the campaign would not be possible.

The team are covering the following areas: Bromsgrove, Redditch, Barnt Green, Alvechurch, Feckenham, Inkberrow, WR1, WR3, WR4, WR5, WR7, WR9, WR10, St John’s, Crowle, Upton Snodsbury, Broughton Hackett, White Ladies Aston and Drakes Broughton.

The Trust receives no statutory funding so is reliant on their fantastic supporters to help them continue their vital work.

To book your collection and avoid those pine needles in the back of your car, register your tree with the charity today at https://www.gkcct.org/treecycle