A 400-YEAR-OLD custom of firing muskets to mark Christmas has been banned — in case it scares children.
Historic re-enactment buffs in full 17th-century militia garb traditionally fire blanks when the festive lights are switched on in Wimborne, Dorset.
But deputy mayor John Burden, 62 — in charge while the mayor is away — has now banned them.
He said: “Last year there were kids who were very upset and crying.”
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