Peter Marsh, who has lived in Deal for 13 years, joked: “You can get bigger ones in Poundland. ‘If you’re going to do it, do it properly’ It comes after some residents and visitors mocked the tree this week, while others showed support to the council. “I have insisted this has to be done as soon as possible.” “The tree wasn’t the one that was ordered and the company that supplied it will be replacing it with the correct one as a matter of urgency. “I find it unacceptable that this has happened and it makes the council department that dealt with it look bad,” he said. Kevin Mills, the town’s Labour council leader, said he had instructed officials to replace the festive centrepiece, which he claims was not the one initially ordered. People living in Deal described the “small-scale” pine as “underwhelming”, while one has dubbed it a contender for “Kent’s worst Christmas tree”. A seaside town is urgently replacing its Christmas tree after an “underwhelming” one was wrongly delivered.ĭover district council said replacing the tree installed outside the pier in Deal with a more impressive version was a “matter of urgency” following ridicule from residents.
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