PICTURES: Businesses and groups show their festive flair with trees made from medical gloves, blister packs, recycled ties and marshmallows for Dornoch Cathedral’s ‘No Tree Christmas Tree’ display
Businesses and other organisations in East Sutherland have risen to the challenge of creating a ‘no tree Christmas tree’.
A total of 21 trees have been created for the No Tree Christmas tree display, held in Dornoch Cathedral every two years as part of its festive celebrations.
They range from a tree made from used blister medicine packs by Dornoch Medical Centre to one made from marshmallows by Thistle Bakes.
The trees are on display until a week from today - Friday, December 20 - and the cathedral is open daily until 6pm.
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The Kyle of Sutherland Development Trust tree.The Guild adorned their tree with teacups.The tree created by the Brownies.The RDGC Bridge Club tree.A bottle tree from Dornoch Stores, left, while Natter and Nosh used tin cans for its tree, centre. The Bradbury Centre in Bonar Bridge made their tree from the centre of baling and plastic coat hangers.The Knit and Natter tree, left, and the Harry Gow tree.Mitchell’s Chemist made their tree, far left, from used medicine blister packs. The Girls Brigade made bees out of cardboard rolls for their tree, centre, and the Women’s Group created a tree from pine cones.Migdale Hospital’s offering was a tree, left, made from plastic gloves, while the Dornoch Cathedral Choir rolled up music sheets to make their tree, centre. The Highland Hospice tree, right, was created from ties.The Thistle Bakes tree, left, is made out of marshmallows. Right is the tree created by the Meadows Nursing Home.The tree, left, by the Barn Owl Bothy, is made from whisky barrel staves and has lots of little owls, made from leftover wool, hanging from it. Right, Royal Dornoch Golf Club’s tree is labelled ‘All I want for Christmas is a hole in one’.‘The tree of Christmas Past’ by the Young Curators’ Club at Historylinks Museum.The cathedral's 'real' Christmas tree.
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