From Barrow to Millom - 600 Christmas trees recycled

The scheme was organised by Ulverston's St Mary's Hospice but involved residents and businesses from all over the peninsula.

Starting on Friday, January 12, the initiative came to an end on Tuesday with over 600 trees being recycled in the process.

A spokesperson from the hospice said: "A huge shout-out goes to our amazing volunteers who gave up their valuable time to travel as far as Millom and Grange-Over-Sands to collect the 600 (and counting) trees.

"None of this would have been possible if it weren't for Continental Landscapes and for the event sponsors, Charnley's Home & Garden."

A team of volunteers worked between Friday and Tuesday to collect the trees (Image: St Mary's Hospice)

The hospice also thanked those who had handed over their trees as part of the scheme, with donations going to the charity at the same time.

Working alongside a national charitable organisation Just Helping, St Mary's will receive 90 per cent of the donations that came about through their annual recycling exercise.

The remaining 10 per cent will go to Just Helping, who support people, businesses, charities and community organisations across the country.

The team at Continental Landscapes, situated in Barrow Park, will now put the trees into their resident chipper and use the remains as mulch.

The hospice said it would not have been possible without the support of the local community (Image: St Mary's Hospice)

There were a number of local businesses that gave up their time to follow the prescribed routes, picking up the trees waiting for them.

These included Skinfall Recycling, Deltawaite Ltd, Atkinsons Memorials, MKM Barrow, McDougalls Catering, and BNI Endeavour.

Teams were also led by residents Joe Reay and Kier McCenna, along with the group behind the Keswick to Barrow Walk.

It was not all hard work for the volunteers who made sure to prepare themselves on Friday morning with caffeine and bacon at Charnley's Home and Garden before setting off.