Farmers are preparing for their annual Christmas tree collections in the Harrogate district.

Knaresborough Young Farmers is requesting a minimum donation of £5 to take away trees on Saturday, January 4 and Sunday, January 5.

On Saturday, they will remove trees that are left outside homes in Harrogate, Pannal and Starbeck.

On Sunday, they will collect trees from Knaresborough and surrounding villages Farnham, Ferrensby, Follifoot, Goldsborough, Kirk Deighton, Lingerfield, Little Ribston, North Deighton, Scotton and Spofforth.

Funds raised will go to Saint Michael’s Hospice and the British Heart Foundation.

Anyone interested should email yfcknaresborough@gmail.com after which they will be sent a form to fill in.

On the day of collection, trees must be left outside and easily seen from the street by 9am. This could be on the front lawn, driveway or pavement.

A spokesperson for Knaresborough Young Farmers said:

Boroughbridge and Ripon

Boroughbridge Young Farmers is organising a tree collection on Sunday, January 5. It costs £5 a tree.

Starting from 9am, the group will collect from Aldborough, Arkendale, Bishop Monkton, Boroughbridge, Burton Leonard, Dunsforth, Green Hammerton, Hessay, Kirby Hill, Kirk Hammerton, Langthorpe, Long Marston, Marton-cum-Grafton, Minskip, Nun Monkton, Ouseburn, Roecliffe, Skelton, Staveley, Thorpe Underwood and Whixley.

Last year the service raised £3,050, which was divided between the young farmers' club and Yorkshire Air Ambulance

The charity Ripon Community Link, which supports people with learning and physical disabilities, is organising Christmas tree collections in the HG4 postcode on Saturday, January 4 and Sunday, January 5.

For further details, click here.

You can also take your trees to North Yorkshire Council's household waste recycling centres for free. For more details, click here.