Nurseries and schools in Dorset are being urged to get a free christmas tree ahead of the festive season this year.

Dobbies Galton is welcoming teachers, parents and guardians, to get in touch to request a free real Christmas tree as part of Dobbies Community Christmas Trees, in partnership with sustainable real tree grower, Needlefresh.

The aim is for nurseries and schools to have a real Christmas tree that they can decorate for the festive season. 

The trees are sustainably grown in environmentally managed fields across Scotland, where a small growing team plant, prune and harvest each tree by hand, to ensure the surrounding environment, wildlife and plants are looked after.

Each tree has a tag, with a special code, showing where it was grown.

Needlefresh Managing Director, George Hood, said: “We hope that local schools and nurseries get in touch to apply for a real tree this Christmas, taking the opportunity to come together for decorating, making memories for pupils, teachers and parents alike.”

Applications are now open and entries close at 5pm on Wednesday, November 7. Successful applicants will be contacted in mid-November and invited to collect their tree at Dobbies Galton Christmas Shopping Night on November 21, in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust.

For more information visit www.dobbies.com/community-christmas-trees