Isabel Hospice raised more then £15,000 with their Christmas tree collection
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In a new fundraising initiative, the first-ever Isabel Hospice Christmas tree recycling scheme raised more than £15,000 for the charity.
The Christmas tree collection event was a success for Isabel Hospice.
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Welwyn Hatfield residents were able to book Isabel Hospice to come and collect their Christmas trees while making a charitable donation to the hospice at the same time.
The task of collecting over 850 trees was undertaken by a community partnership of businesses donating their time, manpower, vehicles and equipment including Evoke Tree Services, Continental Landscapes, Mark Walker Grounds Maintenance Limited, Mears, Brian Robson Coachworks, Cromer Hyde Farm, and Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council.
Dozens of chainsaws were stolen from Evoke Tree Services last week.
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A tree surgery based in Welwyn Garden City had all of its tools stolen just days before Christmas.
Evoke Tree Services had around £10,000 of equipment stolen, including dozens of chainsaws, of December 22.
Billy, Kate and their son Freddie wearing pink to raise awareness for breast cancer in October.
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Billy and Kate have built Evoke Tree Services from scratch and worked tirelessly according to their friend Ben who has set up a GoFundme to help them out.
Speaking about the theft, Kate said: It wasn t nice. Two days before Christmas, they literally took everything.