Residents who recently slammed their town’s wonky Christmas tree have now said they would like another one next year.
The festive tree, in March, Cambridgeshire, was put up earlier this month, but many of those living in the area noted how sharply it is leaning to the side.
Locals slammed the tree as ’embarrassing’ and compared to the Leaning Tower of Pisa .
But now opinions have changed since the town’s Christmas lights were turned on last week. According to councillor Martin Field, everybody in March now loves the misshapen tree, seeing it as ‘quirky and ‘funny’, leading to demands for a similar one to be ordered in for next year.
Councilor Field told Sky News: ‘I think when people actually see it in person, like when a thousand people came to our Christmas light switch on and really enjoyed the event, they saw it all lite up and all the coverage the media has given of it, they have learned to love it.
The festive tree, in March, Cambridgeshire, was put up earlier this month, but many of those living in the area noted how sharply it is leaning to the side
But now opinions have changed since the town’s Christmas lights were turned on last wee, with many seeing the tree as ‘quirky and funny’
One said it looked as though it had been ‘plonked down without much care’, while another branded it ‘ridiculous’
‘They see it as quirky, and funny, very much like the people of March themselves.’
Last week, the volunteers who put up the 30ft tree defended its appearance, insisting that they did not ‘physically choose’ it, claiming it was down to ‘luck’ which one they received from their supplier.
However, other residents pointed out that the tree itself appeared to be straight and just needed to be installed correctly.
Councillor Field defended how the tree had been put up and explained how a bend in its trunk was causing the lop-sided appearance.
He continued: ‘It would take more than a couple of beer mats to straighten up our tree. The fact is it was put in perfectly straight.
‘The problem is the tree we were delivered has got a bend in its trunk. Although it looks like its leaning over, it’s actually in the ground perfectly straight.
‘There was nothing wrong with the way it was installed. Sadly, many of the people on Facebook who first complained about it assumed it had been put in incorrectly.’
Councils in the UK have sparked outrage after erecting some of the saddest looking Christmas trees so far this year – while even the BBC’s has been branded as ‘stark’.
Residents have reacted in fury over a ‘shocking’ Christmas tree that has been put up in Hattersley in Hyde, with pictures showing the threadbare spruce missing some of its boughs, while the ones remaining appear very thin.
Elsewhere, locals have blasted ‘Scrooge’ Walsall Council for its ‘Shabby’ Christmas Tree near to St Paul’s Bus Station, which has had barely any lights put on it in a bid to save cash.
The BBC has also come under fire for its own Christmas tree outside its Broadcasting House in Portland Place in London.
Residents have reacted in fury over a ‘shocking’ Christmas tree that has been put up in Hattersley in Hyde, with pictures showing the threadbare spruce missing some of its boughs, while the ones remaining appear very thin
A 30ft high Christmas tree which has been erected in Walsall town centre has angered residents, local politicians and business leaders for its ‘shabby’ appearance
The BBC has also come under fire for its own Christmas tree outside its Broadcasting House in Portland Place in London, which some have called a ‘bit bare’
Employees of the broadcaster criticised the tree, calling it a ‘bit stark’, while another joked that ‘very very little time or licence fee money was spent’ on the spruce which is noticeably different in comparison to previous years.
The BBC’s conifer has this year left people unimpressed as it appeared to be smaller and less well decorated than it has in previous years.
BBC employees took to X, formerly Twitter to poke fun at the tree, which has only recently been put up.
Television Director Leigh Butcher said: ‘Can confirm that very very little time or licence fee money was spent on the Broadcasting House tree this year.’
Fellow Television Director Rob Jones claimed it’s ‘impactful from a distance’, while former BBC journalist Robert Rea admitted it was a ‘bit bare’.
The BBC’s Christmas tree is a seasonal staple at the company’s Broadcasting House in Portland Place in London.
The broadcaster also sparked controversy in 2019 after it chopped up and carted away its Christmas tree amid bizarre claims it could have posed a ‘security risk’ during its General Election coverage.
It came only a week after the impressive conifer was put up near the main entrance to the London building and decorated with red and gold baubles.
The ‘brutal’ removal baffled BBC employees at the time with several posting photos on X, formerly Twitter, of the tree as its remains were put in bags, loaded on to a truck and taken away by men in hard hats and high-vis jackets.
Staff were also left wondering exactly what risk the tree posed and questioning why it had to be cut up rather than moved elsewhere or donated to somebody else.
A BBC spokesman said at the time: ‘The tree has been removed due to activity on the piazza this week and will be replaced soon.’