Bonfire Night Event.......But No Bonfire!

[Philtaz]

Sounds like Health and Safety is alive and kicking in Brum.....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/...d-birmingham-15270391

[JonnyBoy12]

I know that the best things in life are free but we should all be willing to pay for a bonfire night. That is how they raise the funds for it. I have got one free event here in Shropshire at Donnington but we all have to pay for parking. Maybe they can not afford the cost of a match?

[albaqwerty]

The way the weather's going, I doubt any would light anyway.

If the idea is for a council to urge people to go to council run events and the concil then don't put them on, then I reckon the Fire Service could be busy attending lots of 'little' fires.

[mightyWBA]

Wow!..First Wordsley Scouts!
I was in them :-)
Don't know why it should bother the Wordsley scouts though,theres a big bonfire a mile away at Stourbridge F C and a huge one at Himley 3 miles away...
Wordsley is where I live and it's 13 miles from Birmingham..Those Brummies are more than welcome to come and enjoy our Black Country bonfires :-)

[mightyWBA]

Providing they only go "shopping" when the shops are open ;-)

[Philtaz]

Ha, wondered if someone was going to pick me up about my geographical faux pas and they have!

I use this subject often with a girl in work from the Black Country as banter. She often points out that she is from Tipton but I wind her up by telling her that everyone refers to her as 'the gird with the Brummie accent'! I tell her that everyone generalises when they hear the accent.....

[Andyvon]

People will have to go back to having their own bonfires then. There's nothing like tomato soup, hot dogs and picking jacket potatoes out the fire with a stick!

[Philtaz]

Gird? Girl even.....

[mightyWBA]

We have very different accents Philtaz....Leave that Black Country wench alone..'er bay a Brummie!

[Philtaz]

I even tell my sister she is now a naturalised Brummie. She lives in Kings Norton.

[mightyWBA]

Well I'm afraid that is Brummie Land :-S

[cazzz1975]

its not a health and safety issue its councils cutting costs.

pype hayes is in birmingham :)

[Philtaz]

Yep, just down the road from Edgbaston, which will come in handy when I want to stay over for the cricket!

[Zeuhl]

More often Insurance Costs than H&C

A big event down here will be without bonfire this year because an incident two years ago resulted in a big claim and this year's premiums are 'prohibitive'.

Mind you, I expect Lewes nearby will continue to 'burn the Pope' with great enthusiasm!