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Elf and safety: are child protection guidelines killing Santa’s appeal?

Are child protection guidelines killing Santa’s appeal?

19 November 2022

9:00 AM

19 November 2022

9:00 AM

Santa Claus is coming to town. I know this because I recently spent an evening gift-wrapping empty boxes to decorate his grotto at an upcoming Christmas fair.

With most of my grandchildren now in their teens, it’s been a while since I endured the grotto experience and I was interested to know how such a thing is managed in 2022.

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