CHARITIES are being invited to nominate themselves to receive a free Christmas tree this festive season from Langford Lakes Christmas Tree Farm.

The tree farm, at Middle Hill Farm in Langford Budville, grows its own Christmas trees and has 100 to give away to worthy causes.

Nick Hendy, from the tree farm, said: “Each year we donate three large Christmas trees to the Wellington, Wiveliscombe and Taunton town centres, and this year we wanted to do even more and spread our Christmas spirit further.

“Last year we donated Christmas trees to worthy causes in Somerset and it was such a huge success, that we wanted to do it again this year. We will have 100 Nordmann Fir Christmas trees available to donate to charities in Somerset.

“We are asking each charity which would like a tree to email us via [email protected] and explain in no more than 100 words why they would like one of our trees. The deadline for entries is midnight on Friday, November 13, and entries are on a first come, first served basis.

“We will then reply to the successful charities and they will be able to come and collect their Christmas tree from our farm in late November/early December at a mutually agreeable time.”

The 40-acre family run farm is close to the Langford Heathfield nature reserve, a mile outside Langford Budville. The farm is owned and run by Reg Hendy and his wife Ann, and their two sons and daughters-in-law, Shaun, Trudy, Nick and Clare. The family has been growing and selling Christmas trees for more than 20 years.