Riverhead Christmas tree raises festive laughter
FOLLOWING our story about the 10ft Christmas tree in Grimsby’s Riverhead Square, you had your say on our Facebook page before it was taken away.
Jane Ramsden: You know what, it doesn’t matter what size that tree is. One good thing about Grimsby is we still have a sense of humour and this is what makes us laugh, it’s all about friends and family, so have a good Christmas everybody xx Robert Cox: Depressing to how they used to look back in the 90s. Why can’t they have ones like that again?
Daniel Stocks: I swear they try to make it worse each year.
Matt Stiff: Would probably look better if they took the barriers down so you could actually see it.
Ryan Whitby: What is the point? Alan Brown: That’s the best they could do with a festive barrier? Poor effort all round.
Isla Sowter: On the upside, it makes everyone’s day a little brighter with a lot of laughter.
Vikki Pike: Well look at the response. Not very good is it? Maria Chappell: I must have walked past it and not even seen it. Laura Gilliatt: Well, it made me and my mum belly laugh this morning so thank you for a good time.
Tracey Bristow: And the smallest tree prize goes to ...
Jo Knott: How far away is it!? Suzanne Malle: I mean, is there really any point?
Sammie Nielsen: My eldest son is taller than that tree.
Nadine Lawrence: It looks such a sad and lonely little sausage - poor thing.
James Trigger Stephenson: Someone missed the 0 off the 70ft Xmas tree order.
Graeme Watson: When’s the middle and bottom coming?
Polly Musson: I am sure people see North East Lincolnshire Council coming and say here they are again, let’s rip them off. What a laughing stock, I’ve seen bigger trees in people’s gardens. They must have more money than sense I would say, but it’s not their money, it’s our money and what a waste.
Mavis Anofi: It’s not that bad, just put some toys on it.
Audra Brown: A bit of Miracle-Gro is needed.
Tom Steer: The one in my house is bigger, that’s pathetic.
Paul James: That’s going in someone’s house after a night out. James Lawless: Lucky they’ve got those barriers. Someone might trip up over it.
Jane Elizabeth Clark: Why is it not elevated in some way? It’s the way it’s presented that’s ridiculous. A school art class could do a far better job with that tree. Stick it in one of the big empty shop windows and get some schoolchildren to do a project with it.
Harry Bally: Maybe the people of Grimsby should donate some decorations to it.
John Roberts: Planting a real Christmas tree with roots would have been a good environmental act in our present state, and it would be here to use for hundreds of years while taking CO2 out of the air. Of course, that’s if the yobs didn’t destroy it.