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image captionA Scrooge character who gave one youngster nightmares has been consigned to Christmas Past
The events firm behind a shambolic drive-through Christmas grotto has changed its name after a campaign group said it was exploring legal action.
The festive display in the grounds of Taverham Hall, near Norwich, opened on Friday to complaints about traffic chaos and creepy performers.
Campaign group #WeMakeEvents said it was exploring legal options after its name was associated with the event.
Grotto organiser We Make Events has now changed its name to WME Norfolk.
We are exploring legal options to prevent the organisers from using our name. #WeMakeEvents Campaign (@WeMakeEventsoff) December 20, 2020
Organisers said the event had since been improved and visitors had recently found it “magical”.
In Kent, a Covid-safe “whimsical Christmas tour” turned into a traffic nightmare that left parents wishing they, too, had a magical flying sleigh.
Visitor Debbie Clay posted, in comments published by Kent Online, “I have been shielding since March. This was my first trip out other than hospital and I can’t tell you how much I was looking forward to it.”
Cars were “stuck in mud” at the grotto’s entrance, she said. “I had high hopes to go out of 2020 with some spirit of good in my heart and you have squashed it. I want a refund - I am fuming.”
Mocked drive-through Santa s grotto now magical
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image captionA Scrooge character who gave one youngster nightmares has been deemed to be an unsuitable sight for little children
Organisers of a drive-through Santa s grotto described as shambolic have blamed teething problems and insisted that improvements have been made.
The event in the grounds of Taverham Hall, near Norwich, opened on Friday.
Later that day, the event s Facebook page contained complaints about traffic chaos and creepy performers.
But Ollie George, from organisers We Make Events, said the feedback was now much more positive . Saturday grotto visitors found it magical , he added.
Scary Scrooge and filthy costumes leave kids in tears at shambolic Santa s grotto
Raging parents queued for hours with kids forced to pee by cars .
Some of the characters were described as scary (Image: Louise Purdy / SWNS)
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Families fuming as Santa s Grotto drive-through branded a shower of sh t
Parents blasted the festive drive-through s creepy performers and Poundland gifts with many queuing up for hours despite shelling out more than £100 for ticketed timeslots
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