Thursday, December 03, 2009

Santa's little helpers stage grotto sit-in

There was little sign of the festive spirit at Santa's grotto at the Knocknagoney shopping centre in east Belfast.

The grotto at the local Tesco car park, which has been in operation for the past four days, was forced to shut due to a complaint about noisy music.

Santa and his little helpers - organiser Glen Ross and three elves - did not take the eviction lightly and have staged a sit-in.


Photo from here.

Santa's little helper Glen Ross said he was "definitely not very happy". "It's been absolutely disgusting, I just cannot believe they are stopping Santa for Christmas. It's just unbelievable," he said.

Tesco have indicated they are willing to move the Santa grotto to another part of the site, at no cost, and well away from the neighbours who complained about the noise.

Santa's team, however, said they had not heard of Tesco's offer and are determined to stay put.

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