Welsh cops bust child carol singers

[Sarah_Jayne]

Cops bust carol singers

Welsh shopkeepers called in the police - because they felt children were singing Christmas carols too loudly.

The 29 children, aged six to 11, were initially asked to stop by a shopping centre security guard, reports The Sun.

Headteacher Ian Jones, who was leading the group, refused and minutes later a police support officer arrived to ask the youngsters to leave.

Mr Jones, of Sant Sior School in Llandudno, branded the incident at the town's Victoria Centre as "ridiculous".

He said: "They were singing beautifully and everyone was having a good time. After a short while a security guard told us we were only meant to be singing for one hour and could we please stop.

"I said no because I knew we were allowed to sing between 11am and 3pm. The security man said he had received complaints from shop tenants that we were too loud.

"In the end he threatened us with the police - and sure enough a support officer turned up."

One mum, whose ten-year-old daughter is in the school choir, said: "How miserly can the shopkeepers get? They're lovely singers and everyone enjoys them, particularly old people out shopping."

Centre manager Sue Nash admitted the police intervention was a mistake and promised the kids could return to the centre next weekend.

She said: "It was a misunderstanding but it has all been sorted now. It was just a mistake on the day, but it could have been handled better."

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