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Cleaning row leads to glitter ban | |
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A nursery in North Somerset says it has been banned from using glitter on its Christmas cards. | |
The group which runs at the St Georges Community Centre in Worle, near Weston-super-Mare, was told it could damage highly-polished wooden floors. | |
A spokeswoman for the hall's owner said it was not a matter of complaining over the glitter as such but rather sorting out who cleaned the floor afterwards. | A spokeswoman for the hall's owner said it was not a matter of complaining over the glitter as such but rather sorting out who cleaned the floor afterwards. |
Parents have launched a petition to try to get the ban overturned. | Parents have launched a petition to try to get the ban overturned. |
'Fun and sparkle' | 'Fun and sparkle' |
Tracey Calvert from the nursery said it appreciated other people used the hall but Christmas was a time when children loved to make cards. | Tracey Calvert from the nursery said it appreciated other people used the hall but Christmas was a time when children loved to make cards. |
"We've been told by the owners not to use glitter because of it spilling on to the floor. | |
"But Christmas is about glitter, fun and sparkle and we're quite upset about it. | "But Christmas is about glitter, fun and sparkle and we're quite upset about it. |
"We try our best to keep the hall clean and clean up as we go but we have to be out on time," she added. | "We try our best to keep the hall clean and clean up as we go but we have to be out on time," she added. |
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