Now the Firework Display Cancelled

Monday 25th September 2006

So David Stamp has announced the total cancellation of Firework displays in the Warrington area.

"The new service, which will be introduced at the end of the month, coincides with the launch of a new events programme for Autumn-Winter. This will not now feature community firework displays at Birchwood, Orford and Woolston Parks.
Mr Stamp said: "Unfortunately, the combination of severe budget pressures, together with increasingly onerous event management and essential site and public safety measures have resulted in these high cost events being withdrawn."

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We have been sleep walking into the loss of these important community events. The council are here to serve the community, not themselves. I had hoped that the change in political leadership of the WBC in May this year,would have resulted in more control over the PC brigade of council officers.

This has not been the case, the debacle of the wheelie bins, and now this announcement are showing proof that the officers run this council to their own agendas.

Stamp cites health and safety issues again as a reason for the cancellation. This is a falsehood, I would encourage everyone to apply under the "Freedom of Information Act" for the H&S assessments for the bonfire and the community firework display. The H&S assessments were strikingly similar for the bonfire and the firework display. No one has been injured at the firework displays - fact.

I for one, would like to see some political backbone displayed by the Lib Dem and 'Conservative alliance in charge now. They have the opportunity to regain control of WBC for the tax payers of Warrington.