A group of knitters have been forced to cover up five naked Morris Dancer dolls after receiving a number of complaints about visible genitals.
The dolls, which included a policeman, a vicar, a Rastafarian, a bearded man and a woman with pearls, were positioned in the front of The Hive cafe’s window in Shepton Mallet, Somerset.
The quintet of nude knitted dolls were dancing around a maypole wearing only hats and bells around their ankles.
Mike Alford, The Hive’s owner, revealed a group of “mature women” knitted the dolls for a “bit of fun”.
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They also knitted the quintet to help raise money for the Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance Service.
However, complaints were soon made after a woman was left outraged about the dolls' appearance on social media.
She claimed she did not want her grandchildren “looking at genitals on their way to school”.
The dolls, which included a policeman, a vicar, a Rastafarian, a bearded man and a woman with pearls, were positioned in the front of The Hive cafe’s window in Shepton Mallet, Somerset
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The cafe owner has since decided to cover up the dolls “genitals” with small placards.
Alford told the BBC: “A couple of people that obviously use the route go to the school and they said it was inappropriate to be in the window going to school.
“We felt that it was unjustified to a certain degree.
The cafe owner has since decided to cover up the dolls “genitals” with small placards
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“Say you went to Bath, the Roman Baths, there are more statues there, if you went on a school outing, that have got more things showing than we do in our little window.”
A campaign has since been set up on Facebook by locals to “Save the Hive Five”.
He added: “It is the first window they put in for this year, and it has caused a bit of a stir amongst a couple of people but for one figure it takes about one week. It takes a while to do and they are not easy at all.
“In retrospect, we’ve made about £100 for the charity just today with people trotting in.”