Check out how this Hartlepool cafe gets in Halloween spirit with spooktacular display

A Hartlepool park cafe is helping families to have a happy Halloween despite Covid with their spooktacular decorations.
By Mark Payne
Published 21st Oct 2020, 16:45 BST

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The Place in the Park in Ward Jackson Park has put on a frighteningly good display with singing witches, skeletons, monsters, mummies and clowns, and lots of decorated cakes.

Manager Maria Seymour said she did not want the year to pass without children being able to get into the Halloween spirit.

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She said: “The effort that has gone in has been so well appreciated as many people are calling in to see the decorations with their children.

Maria Seymour (left) and Lisa Simmons having fun as they put up Halloween decorations at The Place in The Park. Picture by FRANK REIDMaria Seymour (left) and Lisa Simmons having fun as they put up Halloween decorations at The Place in The Park. Picture by FRANK REID
Maria Seymour (left) and Lisa Simmons having fun as they put up Halloween decorations at The Place in The Park. Picture by FRANK REID

"It’s lovely to see their faces and reactions. Just one of the things we felt we can do to give some form of normality to what’s been a trying few months for the majority of people.”

The coffee shop also has goodie bags and a wide selection of decorations for sale.

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Maria Seymour (right) with one of her friends as she puts up Halloween decorations at The Place in The Park. Picture by FRANK REIDMaria Seymour (right) with one of her friends as she puts up Halloween decorations at The Place in The Park. Picture by FRANK REID
Maria Seymour (right) with one of her friends as she puts up Halloween decorations at The Place in The Park. Picture by FRANK REID

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