Fresh trees from St John

St John Ambulance stations in Warkworth and Wellsford are selling freshly-cut Christmas trees until December 24, or until stocks run out. In Warkworth, all trees are priced at $35 each, regardless of size, and crews are also selling tree stands for the same price. Trees can be bought from the station’s Whitaker Road entrance between 10am and 4pm on weekdays, or from 10am till 6pm at weekends for cash only – there are no EFTPOS facilities. Paramedic Phil Butler says the money raised will go to the station’s social fund to buy amenities, medical equipment and books for volunteers and staff. In Wellsford, trees also cost $35 and are being sold at the ambulance station between 10am and 4pm at weekends. Funds raised will be used to buy equipment for the station’s youth cadets and volunteers.