From ‘it’s up already’ to ‘when I can be bothered’ - when Fylde folk are putting up their Christmas trees

From being up already to appearing on Christmas Eve or maybe even not at all - there is a wide variation in when Fylde coast residents’ Christmas trees make their appearance.

Mark Smith, Ian Bass and Ben Forshaw are all advocates of leaving it late, each saying theirs appear “on Christmas Eve, down on Boxing Day”, while Angela Grace is similarly not a fan of an early appearance or her tree, saying: “Probably at Christmas, which isn’t in November.”

Nigel Taylor quipped: “I put it up in January - in the loft that is”, while Maureen Reid’s answer was: “When I can be bothered.”

Sharon Sheehan has a definite date in mind, saying: “1st December”, as does George Hodgson, but much earlier, saying: “When there is an R in the month, so 1st September.”

Frank Manley appears to have taken the tree duration idea to the extreme, saying: “I’ve not taken mine down yet”, while Benjamin Borrows says his is “already up, since November 2nd” and Gillan Colley Sandland also confirms hers is “already all up”.

The answer from Simon Hall was: “When Christmas starts - in December”, while Matthew Woody Wood said: “Obviously over the 12 days of Christmas” and the simple answer from Stuart White was “At Christmas”.

Alistair Butterfield said his tree would be going up “between 25th of November and 1st December”, Jane Seeley said: “1st of December” and Maxine Halpin said hers had already “been up for a couple of months.”

Barry McCann is another with a specific date in mind, saying: “December 20th in time for the Winter Solstice and not a day before”, but Matt Pearce’s tree seems to be staying where it is as he said: “It's already up - up in the loft where it's been for the last decade and where it’s staying.”

Whenever you put up your tree and however you celebrate the festive season, be sure to have a good one.