UK's Oldest Christmas Tree Back On Display After 100 Years

An artificial Christmas  tree brought from Woolworths in 1920 is back on display in Britain after 100 years. The tree went on to survive Hitler's bombs and eight house moves to become a treasured family joke and become a contender for the most underwhelming festive fir in the land.

It cost two shillings when it was bought in 1920 by the owner's grandmother.

66year old owner Kay Ashton says the “battered” tree, which is held together by sticky tape, survived being bombed in the Blitz.

Kay is from Sheffield and told the BBC “It’s actually just a bit of a family joke now. 

According to her,  her grandmother Elizabeth Naylor bought it from Woolworths and it has been passed down in the family since.

The 2ft high tree was hit by shrapnel during the Blitz in 1940 and survived eight house moves.


Last year during a house move, Kay feared she'd lost it but found it just in time under a bed.

Granny Elizabeth - known as Nanan - died in 1981 aged 80 and the tree was inherited by her daughter, Joyce Ashton.

When Joyce died in 2012 Kay became the third generation to own it.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Shatta Wale’s cocaine addiction is getting out of hand – Afia Schwarzenegger alleges

Image
Television personality Mona Gucci has released a damning audio which could taint the relationship between Shatta Wale and Afia Schwarzenegger. In the said audio, Afia Schwarzenegger is heard saying that Shatta Wale’s drug addiction is overboard. “I was looking at Shatta Wale’s market value but I didn’t know his addiction to cocaine is now overboard,” Afia Schwarzenegger is heard saying. Adding that “Shatta Wale introduced Efia Odo to his Sugar Mummy who owns the South African Wines Shop”. There is a brewing confusion between Mona Gucci and Afia Schwarznegger where their dreaded secrets are been released on social media.
Read more

Akufo-Addo sworn in as Ghana’s President for second term.

Image
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been sworn into office for a second four-year term as President of the Republic of Ghana. The Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin Yeboah conducted the swearing-in, taking him through the required oaths . Taking the presidential oath of office and oath of allegiance, Nana Akufo Addo said: “I will be faithful and true to the Republic of Ghana. I will at all times preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of Ghana.” Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has also been sworn in as Vice President of Ghana for a second term.
Read more

Director of research at the Presidency, Victor Newman dead

Image
A founding member of New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the current Director of Research at the Presidency, Victor Newman, has died after a short illness. A source close to the family said he died today (10 December) at the Legon Hospital in Accra after a short illness. Victor Newman was appointed as the director of research at the Presidency in 2017. Prior to his appointment, he worked at the Economic Research and Planning Services of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Western Castings Limited, and the Ghana Exim Economic Consultants. From 2008 till 2016, he served as the Director of Research for the electioneering campaigns of President Akufo-Addo. He left behind a wife and four children. Source: Asaase Fm
Read more