Rosebourne garden centre customers whose leftover Christmas tree are getting their tinsel in a tangle have the perfect answer in January -  the annual tree throwing competition.

Whoever can throw their tree the furthest will win a free Christmas tree for next year as well as afternoon tea for two. “What a way to burn off those extra Christmas calories, eh?” suggests the Rosebourne publicity.

The competition takes place on Sunday 5 January 5 from 11am-12pm at both the Weyhill and Aldermaston Rosebourne centres, with the pledge that all trees entered will be recycled.