YOUNGSTERS at Busy Bees in Ledbury decided to welcome Christmas early by putting up their tree for outside The Hive, the former youth centre off Bye Street, where they are based.

Busy Bees manager, Emma Davis said: "They decorated it themselves and have received lots of wonderful compliments about how special the tree looks.

"Although many of us wouldn't want a tree like this in our homes, it's magical because it's been decorated by children, which is why we've left it as it is. Many people have walked past The Hive and stopped to admire it.

"We think it's amazing!"