Mr Men characters who were hired to switch on a town’s Christmas lights were unable to reach the power switch due to their stiff costumes, forcing councillors to do it themselves.

Mr Bump and Little Miss Sunshine were paid £1,500 to parade through the shopping centre before turning on the festive decorations.

But civic leaders complained the actors could not move enough to lift their arms in their stiff Mr Men costumes.

Hundreds of children turned out to meet the characters from their favourite books at the festive parade in Pontypool, South Wales.

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