Businesses  and volunteers have been thanked after a mammoth community collaboration raised £9,000 for a hospice charity.

It follows the annual Lewis-Manning Hospice Care Christmas tree collection & recycling service.

Nearly 600 trees were collected across the BH1 to BH23 areas.

They were recycled by Eco Sustainable Solutions, JSR Tree Care in Swanage and James Dean Garden Maintenance.

Ruth Wright, Area Fundraiser, pictured left, said: “We are now in our fifth year and are thrilled to be able to continue offering this brilliant eco-friendly service to our local community.

“We are so grateful to our loyal supporters who keep coming back to register their trees for collection.

“We have raised an incredible £9,000 for our wonderful charity which could pay for 30 days of running our Breathlessness service.

“A special thanks to Katie Fox Estate Agents for sponsoring our campaign again this year.

“Huge thanks are also due to so many other local businesses and willing volunteers who have continued to help us again this year, from donating vans and people power, to providing space to chip trees.

“We are extremely grateful to all involved and look forward to the return of our successful service next Christmas.”

The roll call of thanks includes:

• Abacus Vehicle Hire – Ferndown
• Breeze – Poole
• Poole Yacht Club (PYC)
• Eco Sustainable Solutions
• James Dean Garden Maintenance
• JSR Tree Care and Garden Maintenance
• Peter Harding Wealth Management
• We Move
• Easy Storage
• TWK Scaffolding
• Hill Osborne Accounting
• Mauveworx
• Compton Acres
• Your Man with a Van – Poole
• Five Star Man and Van
• Lewis-Manning Hospice Care community volunteers and staff
• Harry Redknapp – Hospice Patron for endorsing and helping to promote the campaign.