The Christmas Tree placed in Diss Mere falls victim to the windy weather.
Diss Christmas tree topples over in high winds
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
5:11 PM
The Christmas tree in Diss Mere fell victim to the strong winds lashing the country earlier today.
The Christmas tree prior to topplingThe 20ft high floating tree, organised by Diss Rotary Club, toppled over as winds of between 50mph and 80mph swept through parts of the British Isles this morning.
Representatives of the Rotary Club, which has floated the tree for the last 20 years, were alerted about the stricken evergreen at lunchtime.
The tree was lit up at the town’s Christmas Lights switch-on last Thursday.
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5 comments
Oh gosh! I do hope no poor wildlife was crushed in this incident
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norfolk and proud
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Oh dear . . . Another Christmas diss-aster for Diss.
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JCW
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Oh dear . . . Another Christmas diss-aster for Diss.
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JCW
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Was the fairy o.k?
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Thoreauwasright
Thursday, December 8, 2011
On no! And I thought my day couldn't get any worse!
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The king of chins
Wednesday, December 7, 2011