Overview
- Locals contacted the Local Democracy Reporting Service and Liverpool Echo to complain that decorations are missing in places and in poor condition where installed.
- The long-standing Nativity near the Church Road and Hawthorn Road junction by KFC is described as a shed-like setup with its backdrop and star removed.
- Residents say the crib is now locked behind Perspex and the adjacent main tree is so small it is easily missed, which they argue sends a dispiriting message.
- Commenters contrast today’s display with larger, more dignified trees and a lit crib remembered from the former Litherland Urban District Council era.
- Some attribute the decline to repeated vandalism and tight public finances, and reporters say they have asked Sefton Council for comment without a reported response so far.