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'Biggest ever' tree festival gets Christmas under way | 'Biggest ever' tree festival gets Christmas under way |
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What is billed as the largest Christmas tree festival in Britain has got under way in Leicestershire. | What is billed as the largest Christmas tree festival in Britain has got under way in Leicestershire. |
The event has attracted a record 1,500 trees to Melton Mowbray's medieval St Mary's Church. | The event has attracted a record 1,500 trees to Melton Mowbray's medieval St Mary's Church. |
Organisers have been working on the festival since late summer, with entries coming from individuals, organisations and businesses. | Organisers have been working on the festival since late summer, with entries coming from individuals, organisations and businesses. |
It is expected up to 30,000 people, from across the country and even abroad, will visit the event. | It is expected up to 30,000 people, from across the country and even abroad, will visit the event. |
Organiser Andrew Nutter said: "This the 16th year and we started off with 100 trees. | Organiser Andrew Nutter said: "This the 16th year and we started off with 100 trees. |
"We've got fairly slick at putting it together now and part of that is the great people who take part - we've never turned down a tree. | "We've got fairly slick at putting it together now and part of that is the great people who take part - we've never turned down a tree. |
"It's a big church so our only headache with fitting it all in is that sometimes people leave bringing their trees to the absolute last, last, final minute." | "It's a big church so our only headache with fitting it all in is that sometimes people leave bringing their trees to the absolute last, last, final minute." |
Trees vary in size from desk-top to more than 30ft (9.1m) and come from as far afield as Melton's twin town, Sochaczew in Poland. | Trees vary in size from desk-top to more than 30ft (9.1m) and come from as far afield as Melton's twin town, Sochaczew in Poland. |
The event opened on Friday night and will run until 4 December. | The event opened on Friday night and will run until 4 December. |
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