Once again Ronaldsway Airport’s halls are decked with a number of Christmas trees to raise thousands for charity.

In its 17th year, the Festival of Trees is displaying 21 trees designed and entered by schools, charities and businesses from around the island to raise donations for Save the Children Isle of Man.

Lieutenant Governor Sir Richard Gozney unveiled the dsplay.

Now members of the public can vote for their favourite decorated trees until it closes on January 6, 2019.

This year the exhibition shows a whole host of trees, including a golden glowing creation entered by the Isle of Man Beekeepers Federation with written facts about the honey-making insects inside jars that make up the tree.

Unesco Biosphere Isle of Man and Manx Wildlife Trust have collaborated to create a plastic-themed Christmas tree to highlight the threat that single-use plastics have on the environment.

The tree is decorated with thousands of #ManxPlasticPledge promises by schoolchildren and members of the public.

Dr Tim Graham, chief executive of the Manx Wildlife Trust, said: ’Christmas gifts, wrapping, parties, additional socialising and decorations all add to the amount of plastics in circulation and potentially entering the environment at this time of the year and our tree symbolises the harm this can do.’

Environment Minister Geoffrey Boot MHK, said: ’We hope our tree will provide food for thought over the damage single-use plastics can cause to nature, wildlife and our island but cause for optimism in terms of people’s pledges to bring about change.’

The Jane Crookall Maternity Unit submitted a tree in memory of colleague Louise Beech with knitted and crocheted decorations - skills which she was said to be talented in.

A Harry Potter-themed tree was submitted by St John’s School, which includes wands, hats, letters, potions, flying keys, books, broomsticks, place signs and more designed by year three and four (ages seven to nine).

Other schools took part with The King William’s College tree commemorating the 139 former pupils killed in the First World War and Jurby School submitting a musical tree, which links to recordings of the pupils singing carols.