At the oldest Christmas market in ENGLAND, the last glass of mulled wine was poured after 40 years of celebration.
The Lincoln Christmas Market started in 1982 with just 11 stalls selling handmade gifts, but has grown greatly to attract 300,000 people each year.
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Punters enjoy the Christmas market in LincolnCredit: Alamy
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Councilors said the event had become too popular and posed a risk to public safetyCredit: Alamy
The event saw the historic cathedral lit up with different colored floodlights and stalls set up selling Christmas products.
But after attracting 320,000 people last year, local councilors decided to scrap the event because it was now too popular and had become a risk to public safety.
Council leaders said no amount of money could make the event safe and they now want to reallocate the money to other events.
The council rejected a proposal to bring the market back on Tuesday, sparking outrage from local businesses.
A Facebook page ‘Save Lincoln Christmas Market’ has been formed with more than 2,700 members and locals debating whether the event should go ahead.
“Solve the problem, don’t crash the market, it’s like people can’t be bothered to sit down and solve the problem,” Neil Crowther posted.
Why they allow lots and lots of people to gather on the night of the Christmas lights but not for the Christmas market is just bizarre,” Emma Room posted.
Rachel Whittaker, a photographer in the Uphill area, told MailOnline: ‘It’s so sad, people can’t believe it, they’re stunned.
“It’s bizarre. Other places would go overboard if they had a December weekend where hundreds of thousands of people walk around your city, eat, drink, shop, have a great time – and spend their money.
“And we say we don’t want that? It makes no sense. That’s exactly what makes Lincoln so special at Christmas,
“The city council’s alternative events program is not and will never replace the Christmas market,” said a proposal put forward to the BBC by Conservative group leader Tom Dyer.
Lincoln MP, Tory Karl McCartney, said the council voted against the majority of its constituents and called its leader “Ebenezer Scrooge”.
Ric Metcalfe, leader of the Labor government, said: “We understand some people’s disappointment that the Lincoln Christmas Market is no more.
“However, we simply could not continue to deliver an event that was considered a significant risk to public safety,” he said.
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Lincoln Cathedral is illuminated with floodlights to celebrate the Christmas Market Credit: Rex
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Two women stand behind a stall at a Christmas market Credit: Alamy
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