An iconic Christmas Market event near Nottinghamshire may be scrapped after concerns raised last year about the number of people attending it. The City of Lincoln Council says that it is considering the future of its Christmas Market, after it drew in 320,000 people during its 40th year.
The authority's leader says such a number of people in a small area can be "uncomfortable." It was therefore announced on February 10 that the market could be replaced with smaller events and activities throughout the year, with a final decision due to be confirmed on February 20, Lincolnshire Live reports.
But traders near the site of the market say scrapping the iconic event would be "short-sighted." Ash Delaney, a counter assistant at Redhill Farm Shop in the Bail, said: "If they dealt with the volume of people we wouldn't have been in this mess. It's our biggest time of the year and to cancel it without warning is like a kick in the teeth.
