After two years of Covid, residents have found it amusing that Christmas trees are not well-lit or decorated.
While the Christmas tree has been the focal point of many civic celebrations, some haven’t only failed to deliver on their promises but also lost the joy of this holiday season.
Some locals even went so far as to ask for a refund of their council tax, after becoming angry at the pathetic attempts.
There are many poor attempts by councils to decorate trees, partly-lit pine and even firs. It is causing a lot of fury from taxpayers.
A poor attempt in Stalybridge (Greater Manchester) saw the festive pine of the council take the shape of a wireframe cone, decorated with bunting and covered with wireframes.
One participant joked, “Where is the tree?”
A resident commented: “In fairness, it is a very poor Christmas tree… the bunting does not even seem christmassy !!!’.”
Another added, “It’s unlikely to bring people to the town to buy money.
A poor attempt in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester saw the festive pine of the council take the shape of a wireframe cone-shaped, decked out with bunting
South Yorkshire’s Mexborough was another disappointment. Residents compared the town center tree to a cactus.
The residents displayed envy of a neighboring village and one said, “It is a Godawful wire thing!” A proper tree was found in the next village along Dukinfield!
South Yorkshire’s Mexborough was another disappointment. Locals compared the town center tree to a Cactus.
A child captured the moment on video dejectedly commenting that the tree contained ‘just one bit of yellow light!
It was also panned by other residents. One local said: “Wow, it’s amazing.” I think a live-switch on my tree would make it look even better.
A second person agreed and said: “Get more pleasure turning on my bedroom lights.”
When vandals set off a few light bulbs on the street, it was a disaster.
To the dismay locals, officials from St Helens, Merseyside decided not to use illuminations at all and instead used a handful of oversized ornaments to decorate.
Paul Whittaker snapped a photo of the sun through the spruce leaves and joked it was “the only light” that appeared on barren Fir.
After their Christmas tree was called a laughingstock, residents in Worcester had to come to terms with the reality of their holiday nightmare.
Locals were dismayed when officials in St Helens, Merseyside decided to abandon illuminations entirely and use only some oversized ornaments for decoration.
Although the lights were on only one side of this 20-foot-tall spruce, Town Hall leaders decided that they would place it on a roundabout.
Faye Hall is a 31-year-old mother-of-one and estate agent.
It has to have been one of the worst Christmas trees I know.
In Grimsby, Lincolnshire, locals were in uproar a the ‘disgraceful’ quality of their bare spruce, after it was revealed that officials paid in excess of £1,000 for it.
Residents in Grimsby were shocked to learn that more than £1,000 had been spent on the tree in the town (pictured)
One local resident bristled: ‘£1,152 for a ten-foot tree, methinks the Grimsby folk need to be questioning their conservative Council leaders!!’
Another added: ‘They could have gone to B&Q and bought one for much less. Who had pocketed £1,150 for that scrap piece?’
Locals in Teignmouth (Devon) were puzzled by the festive fir they received. It seemed that it was nautical themed.
Some of the branches had colourful orbs arranged on them by organizers. These looked similar to buoys used out at sea for marking their nets.
In Teignmouth, Devon, locals were scratching their heads at the quality of their festive fir (pictured), which seemed to follow a nautical theme, with organisers having used colourful orbs, which looked similar to buoys that fishermen use out at sea to mark their nets, to decorate the tree
One local asked on Facebook: “Is this possibly the most dangerous Christmas tree in Britain?”
Calderdale Council was criticized for not lighting up half the tree at Bailiff Bridge in West Yorkshire for safety and health concerns.
Calderdale Council said that because the tree had grown significantly bigger than anticipated, they were unable to safely light the top sections.
George Robinson, Conservative councillor, fumed after it was revealed. “We have had a terrible year with lockdowns and Covid, so we want to be able to look forward to Christmas.”
“It’s the most awful Christmas tree in North America.
Calderdale Council was previously accused of failing to light the top half (pictured in Bailiff Bridge) of their tree for safety and health reasons.