A major garden centre chain will be donating trees to local schools and nurseries this festive season. 

As part of its Not Your Average Community campaign with sustainable real tree grower, Needlefresh, Dobbies will be 'spreading Christmas joy' to local schools and nursery groups in Glasgow.

The Nordmann Fir Christmas trees, which are being donated, are sustainably grown in environmentally managed fields across Scotland, where the growing team do everything from planting, pruning and harvesting by hand. 

Dobbie’s CSR and community communications executive, Chloë Bell, has been delivering the campaign for two years and is excited to announce this year’s focus.

She said: “Community is at the core of Christmas at Dobbies and we love sharing the festive joy with those around us.

"We want to help create Christmas magic in local schools and nurseries in Glasgow and hope that through the tree donations with Needlefresh, kids can come together, decorate the tree and make memories.”

Needlefresh managing director, George Hood, added: “Our sustainable Nordmann Fir Christmas trees make a wonderful centrepiece to festive celebrations as they are bushy and full, and have good needle retention.

"We are excited to see how local schools and nurseries bring this classic tree to life through their decorations and we are delighted to be partnering with Dobbies on delivering a magical moment for children in Glasgow.”

Nominations are now open to enter your school or nursery and entries close on Wednesday, October 25.

Successful applicants will be contacted in November to arrange a date to collect a Nordmann Fir tree from their local store.

For more information about how to get involved or make a nomination, click HERE