Only 24 Days To Go!

so I thought I would do a couple of posts about Christmas,

as it is the 1st of December tomorrow, so on with the festivities, in the hamlet of Dunsdale, Cleveland, the local council brought out their pride and joy, last years Christmas tree, lovingly nurtured by the parks department ready now for this years festivities, the joy this sight of a beautiful Christmas tree must have brought to the people must have been beyond measure,


well not quiet, according to Diane Jenkins, whose children Daisy and Hope Evans took a good look at the tree when they came home from New Marske Primary School yesterday, called it 'pitiful,' and neighbour Ian Shaw described it as a 'twig', retired construction manager Mr Berridge, 63, said: 'the top two feet still has green branches on it but the rest is dead, the cables for the lights are thicker than the branches, it's an eyesore, I know times are hard but in this case, no tree is better than what we've been given',



the council replied to criticisms, a spokesperson for Redcar and Cleeland Council said: 'the tree was part of a Christmas tree planting programme which the council has been working with several local communities on over the past year, it is an extremely worthwhile initiative, about sustainable planting, and one which we are pleased has been welcomed by the Dunsdale Residents' Association',



the spokesperson added, ''we are now looking for a more suitable replacement.'