Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Parties up in smoke

A COUNCIL has been labelled “killjoys” and “sad” after urging residents not to have family Guy Fawkes Night bonfires. It wants residents to put material they would have burned into garden composters instead. The Conservative-led Test Valley council in Hampshire, which covers a mainly rural area around Andover and Romsey, advised its rate-payers to consider the environmental impact of having bonfires on November 5. It suggests attending an organised bonfire party as an alternative. “Bonfires can cause annoyance to neighbours, and every year the council receives many complaints about bonfire nuisances,” it said. But Daniel Busk, a farmer and a member of the council’s executive, said he would be ignoring the advice and hoped to have it rescinded. “This is typical of the nanny state taking all the fun out of life,” he said. “This is an absolute joke: bloody stupid, ridiculous. It is much better to burn your leaves in the garden than drive your car somewhere using petrol.” Daily Telegraph 22/10/05.

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