Talking about Bonfires, How's this for elf 'n' safety at its worst! Residents of Ilfracombe in Devon were forced to watch a virtual bonfire on a big screen, heaters were arranged strategically around the field to give the sensation of the warmth of a real fire and loudspeakers played the sound of wood crackling.
In Slough, uniformed officers confiscated sparklers from five-year-olds, even though they were being supervised by their parents. And in Watford bonfires are banned altogether on the grounds that they contravened the councils 'key objectives of having a smoke-free town' The Environment Agency has set up a special telephone line to squeal on your neighbours for burning anything other than vegetation,
clean wood? leaves, paper and card.
