First News: What a fishtive tree!

Check out this amazing Christmas tree made entirely out of lobster pots!

The 35ft (10.7m) tree, dubbed the Filey Fishtive Tree, was created by a group of volunteers in Yorkshire. It features 1,700 LED lights and is topped with a leaping salmon to celebrate its quirky aquatic theme.

The tree was unveiled at a special ceremony on Filey seafront, along with a dazzling firework display watched by more than 500 people.

It’s not just designed to look pretty and ‘fishtive’ (festive, get it?!) though – the tree also helps to raise money for local schools and sea cadets.

The unique tree will be up from now until the weekend after Christmas.

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Christmas lights

Milan, from Bolton School Junior Boys, self-published a book in 2020 called Covid Christmas Parade, about a young boy spreading festive cheer during the pandemic. Proceeds from the book went towards the National Literacy Trust.

Milan received a personal invitation from Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to attend the Christmas tree lights switch-on event at 10 Downing Street. During the event, Christmas carols were sung, a brass band played and after a five second countdown, Rishi Sunak lit up the tree, which is tall enough to reach the first floor of Number 10, and is topped with a golden star. This year’s tree came from Staffordshire.

Milan said: “I had the honour and privilege of meeting the prime minister and his wife at 10 Downing Street. They are such lovely, friendly, down-to-earth people. Thank you for welcoming me into your home.”

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