A HOSPICE gratefully received a tree donated by a family-run business.

Staff and residents at The Martlets Hospice in Hove took delivery of an 8ft tall Nordmann Fir from Mayberry Garden Centre in nearby Portslade.

The hospice team of merry volunteers are busy decorating the tree, which is indigenous to the mountains south and east of the Black Sea.

Pictured is Natalie from the Old Shoreham Road store with the team ready to apply the lights, tinsel and baubles.