Tree-mendous trees on display

Rochester Neighbourhood House youth and community engagement officer Jenna Harvey said the community enjoys taking part in the display.

“It's just a really lovely way to spread Christmas cheer which is what I just love about it, that it makes people happy, but it's also it's a great way to get the community involved,” she said.

“When we did it the first year, we had people asking, ‘are you going to do it again next year?’ and the same thing last year.

“There are people that are planning next year's trees already. So we'll be doing it again next year.”

Although many participants returned from previous years, several families and individuals entered the display for the first time.

Most of the trees keep their traditional triangular shape, but each group has decorated theirs to reflect the community organisation it represents.

The display is open from Monday to Saturday from 9am to 12pm, up until Christmas Day.

Visitors will be able to vote for their favourite tree and the winner will be announced once the competition is over.