Trees4Xmas

General information

Paddington Youth Enterprise Ltd (PYE) is a not-for-profit company set up in 2014 with social enterprise aims. It has three Youth Directors on its board, and operates in the area of North Paddington and Brent South.

As a business, its main aims are:

* to promote work opportunities for local youth by creating casual labour projects

* to develop the business acumen of youth, and to provide trade for private business suppliers

​THE TREES FOR CHRISTMAS PROJECT

​For the past four years, PYE has been involved in the sale of mainly cut and potted Abies Nordmainniana (Nordman Fir) Christmas trees, with a local church (St Lukes), and Millward Forestry.

​The project has created casual employment for a number of local youth throughout the winter months each year, supervised by adult volunteers, and creating a social benefit for the church, and trade for the supplier.

It is a triple whammy for customers, who obtain a quality product in terms of a holistic service of supply, including installation and tree disposal, employment of local young people, and trade for private business.