The Embarrassment of Mottram Christmas Tree
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The Embarrassment of Mottram Christmas Tree
Image: © Gerald England Taken: 15 Dec 2014
The Christmas tree on the Market Place at Mottram in Longdendale was branded the worst in Britain when it was planted by Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. Villager Emma Purcell created the Facebook Group The Embarrassment of Mottram Christmas Tree https://www.facebook.com/groups/1511028529150988/ as a place for members past and present of Mottram community to air their anger and views about the size and quality of the Christmas Tree, believing they deserved bigger and better! However once the anger had dissipated, "Twiggy" as it has come to be known has brought the community together. A charity night was organised with entertainment in the nearby White Hart Image and carol singing on the Market Place raising money for Reuben's Retreat http://www.reubensretreat.org/ The Crown Pole Image on the right was originally erected in 1760 to commemorate the coronation of George III. In another response to the plight a larger tree was donated to the village by B&Q and has been installed outside the church Image on the hill.
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