Bonfire and Carnival Photos needed

Tuesday 10th October 2006

The enforced cancellation of the Community Bonfire and now the Firework display, means that part of Birchwood heritage has been lost. At least while David Stamp is head of Parks and Landscapes and there is a lack of political backbone to over-ride such descisions by unaccountable officers of WBC.

In order to preserve some sort of historical record, I am looking for photographs and videos of past events to display on this site. If you have them in digital format you can create an account and upload them from your computer. If you dont have access to a scanner, you can contact me using the link on the menu, and I will scan the photos for and upload them.

I believe that it will be equally important to preserve records of past Carnivals as well, as it cannot be guaranteed that WBC will allow manpower from the Ranger service to help in the organisation of the Carnival. There is no permanent Ranger presence anymore at Forest Park, and the removal of such an important Community resource may well have further impact on community events.