Bonfire night madness as Labour council bans display for being ‘too smoky’

There volition beryllium fireworks - but not bonfire (stock image) (Image: AFP via Getty Images)

Council killjoys person decided to cancel a accepted bonfire astatine a fireworks show successful Derbyshire this year. Labour-run Erewash Borough Council has removed the bonfire from the upcoming Starry Skies Spectacular lawsuit successful Long Eaton, Derbyshire, citing biology concerns implicit excess smoke.

The event, which is taking spot connected Saturday November 2 is accompanied by music and includes a funfair but determination volition beryllium nary bonfire this year. In tiny people connected the authoritative lawsuit poster it explains: "Aligning with the council's evnironmental responsibility, determination volition beryllium nary bonfire taking spot astatine this year's event."

Local residents person vented their frustrations, with one, Nicholas Gaunt, property 37, stating it's "wokery gone mad". He commented: "What benignant of bonfire nighttime is it without a bonfire? It’s bully to deliberation of the environment but these are traditions that bring the assemblage together."

The lawsuit poster noted the lack of the bonfire successful designation of the "council’s biology responsibility", portion assembly accusation highlighted the determination arsenic portion of efforts to trim aerial contamination and its effects connected individuals with respiratory conditions, reports The Sun.

Erewash Borough Council's poster shows determination volition beryllium nary bonfire - successful the tiny people astatine the bottommost (Image: Erewash Borough Council )

In a past ditch effort to pull much paying customers to the lawsuit the assembly dropped the terms of tickets this week.

Tickets

Ticket prices person been reduced for the event. Adult tickets are down from £12 to conscionable £8 if booked successful beforehand – with introduction for children aged 16 and nether falling from £9 to conscionable £5. The deadline for the online woody is 2pm connected the time of the show successful Long Eaton’s West Park.

Prices connected the nighttime volition beryllium £10 for adults and £7 for children. Advance household tickets are present conscionable £20 – down from £30. The terms connected the nighttime has besides been chopped by a tenner to £25. People who person already bought tickets volition get the terms quality automatically refunded wrong 5 to 10 days.

The council’s Deputy Leader Becca Everett, who is Lead Member for Community Engagement, declared: “We are committed to providing affordable, high-quality amusement for our residents – and by rolling backmost summons prices we anticipation to promote adjacent much radical to be this fantastic lawsuit and make lasting memories.”

Opening times

Gates unfastened astatine 5pm – with the fireworks starting astatine 7pm connected a Saturday nighttime that is forecast to beryllium wide and dry. The space-themed soundtrack volition see hits from David Bowie, Elton John, Coldplay and Muse.

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