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Just Helping Christmas Tree Collection for Comberton

JustHelping works in partnership with local charities, hospices, community & volunteer groups to co-ordinate Christmas Tree Collections nationwide

Christmas Tree Collection – Cambridgeshire – Arthur Rank Hospice Charity (A)

This Christmas Tree Recycling Scheme is run by Arthur Rank Hospice Charity in partnership with JustHelping and with support from numerous local businesses and members of the community.

Now in its ninth year, the collection has gone from 400 registered trees to 4000! This generates an income of over £60,000 each year which is invested back into providing support for those going through a tough time.

Arthur Rank Hospice Charity supports people in Cambridgeshire living with an advanced serious illness or other life-limiting condition and those who need end-of-life care. Our ‘Outstanding’ services support approximately 3,600 patients and their families annually helping people to make every moment count.

Your donation will make a real difference to our patients and their families.

Did you know?

£20 provides an online gentle movement session for a Living well patient.
£32 will help deliver a counselling session to a patient and their loved one.
£50 provides 2 hours of tailored care to comfort a patient in their own home in the last days of their life.
£68 will provide a nurse’s uniform for one full time member of staff
£100 will cover the monthly costs of craft materials for creative sessions.

What you need to know about this year’s Collection

Our team of volunteers will be collecting trees from Thursday 11 – Saturday 13 January 2024

In order for us to collect your tree, please register by 11.59pm Sunday 7 January.

We are unable to collect trees above 10ft/3m in height.

Important information

We ask that you put your tree (minus decorations and pots) outside the front of your property, where it can easily be seen by our voluntary collection team, by 8am on Thursday 11 January.

Please note we cannot guarantee what date or time your tree will be collected. We do aim to collect trees in the city centre area first.

Due to Health and Safety policy our lovely volunteers are unable to, under any circumstances, enter your property (e.g. house, garden, gated driveway) or any confined or restricted space to access your tree.

If you would like to volunteer your time to help with 2024’s collection please see further details at arhc.org.uk/tree-recycling or contact the team on 01223 675888 or email @

On behalf of the staff, volunteers, patients and family members at Arthur Rank Hospice Charity, thank you so much for your support.

After costs, over 90% of the funds raised will go to the hospice and the remaining % (up to 10%) will be donated to other local charities.

Great news – the team will be collecting Christmas trees between Thursday, 11 January 2024 – Saturday, 13 January 2024

The Christmas Tree-cycling Collection

the Just Helping flagship event is the Christmas Tree-cycling Event. It engages thousands of volunteers and hundreds of organisations to work together and contribute to their community. The collection engages thousands of people to donate to good causes while providing a valuable community service.

The Christmas tree collection event has been growing every year with a vision to offer Christmas Tree-cycling in every postcode within 3 years.

Proposed improvements for pedestrians and cyclists in the village

Update on the Comberton Greenways from the Parish Council

Some residents may have noticed signs and received letters indicating that roadworks are starting in Comberton related to the Comberton Greenways.

Recently, a Traffic Regulation Order was issued relating to:

- New speed limits in the village
- Raised tables
- Reduction of junction width
- New pedestrian crossings.

An update on the Comberton Greenways is given below:

Works on Long Road and adjacent roads

Improvements to Long Road and adjacent roads, including speed-limiting measures, are planned as part of the Comberton Greenway. However, these works will not occur for many months, and design drawings have not been produced. As a result, while we have noted residents’ comments, we will not discuss these plans until designs are available.

Speed limits

The Traffic Regulation Order proposed a new 40 mph limit on Long Road up to a point south of Branch Road, and a new 20 mph from that point down to the junction to Barton Road, and on Barton Road and West Street where the limit is currently 30 mph.

We have heard feedback from residents who wish for the speed limit reduction to encompass all streets in the village. We are therefore working with the Greenway team to obtain a 20 mph speed limit on all roads currently limited to 30 mph, and 40 mph on the Green End and Branch Road section which is currently limited to 60mph.

Works on Barton Road, West Street and adjacent roads

The proposed design includes three raised tables (similar to a speed bump but with an expanded flat surface) corresponding to essential crossing points for pedestrians:

- In front of Comberton Village College. It is a condition on the Co-Op planning application that a zebra crossing is built. The Co-op is paying for these works via what is known as Section 106.
- At the Green End/South Street junction, providing informal and safer crossing points for the dentist, GP, playgroup, pub, and village shop at this busy junction that currently has only one zebra crossing.
- Next to the junction with Harbour Avenue, providing an informal crossing point for primary school children.

In addition, it is proposed to decrease the width of junctions with side streets and add raised tables at the entrance to some side streets. This would apply to Harbour Avenue, Woottens Close, Kentings, and Barrons Way at their junctions with Barton Road.

At the time of writing (Mid October 2023) , the works to build the zebra crossing opposite Comberton Village College are planned to start on 23^rd Oct.

The other works proposed for the village will be presented via detailed and simplified drawings, with an opportunity for discussion and questions, at an information event on Wednesday, 8^th November, from 2 pm to 6:30 pm at the Village Hall.

All the proposed works aim to:

Enforce a new 20mph speed limit across the village;
Force cars to slow down at essential crossing points, either on the main road or at side streets;
Reduce street crossing distances for pedestrians;
Support street crossing for wheelchair users and pushchairs.

Who to contact and how to keep up to date?

Sign up for regular email updates: for a monthly newsletter on Greenway works around Greater Cambridge, please register your email at http://www.greatercambridge.org.uk/email-updates and select Greenways.
Website: for more on the Comberton Greenway, visit: http://www.greatercambridge.org.uk/comberton-greenway
Contact details: If you have any concerns during the construction, you can contact Milestone Infrastructure’s dedicated Customer Liaison Officer, at @">@
4. If you have comments about the Comberton Greenways, please send them to Cllr Claire Michel (@).

Comberton Green Way update Wednesday 8th November 2 – 6:30 pm Village Hall

Comberton Greenways-630 end

Make your old Xmas Tree make a difference !