FIREWORKS ban on Castle Hill:
big_steve: “If they rebuilt the Castle Hill bar and restaurant they could turn the area into something the whole town could use and be proud of for nights like Bonfire Night.
“The council could have yearly bonfires and put on displays of fireworks etc. If the council spent money on the site, they could even make money by charging for events.”
putzfrau: “I’m afraid I have to agree with big steve. The position overlooking the town and the countryside behind would be the ideal venue for a really well-organised November 5 event.”
NorwegianBlue: “And where would people park? There is only a small car park up there, with a steep and narrow access road. There is no other safe parking nearby. It would not make a good venue for such an event at all.”
hardupandfedup: “This is typical council hypocrisy. It wasn’t that long ago the same council put on a massive fireworks display at Castle Hill with no regard for wildlife or the law they are now quoting. I cannot see how they can enforce such a law having set a precedent.”
big_steve: “Its a tradition I and many have loved for long time. I am an atheist and have never once had any anti-Catholic thoughts during bonfire night. Same with Christmas, no interest in the religious aspect of it, just about having fun. If the PC brigade had their way this country would be a very bland place to live. Let’s all sit in a circle shall we and pray to an imaginary person in the sky, NOT.”
VoiceOfSanity: This ‘celebration’ is of highly dubious origins. It is thoroughly anti-Catholic and should be banned or become a non-religious winter festival. Imagine a celebration of events related to the Crusader period of English history – this would quite correctly no longer be celebrated due to sensitivity to belief within our community. Time to ban this abhorrence and undermine an excuse for hate speech.
NorwegianBlue: “Remember, remember the fifth of November, gunpowder treason and plot. I see no reason why gunpowder treason should ever be forgot. That is why we ‘celebrate’ November 5. A group decided to try to assassinate the king and the whole of Parliament as a call to bloody uprising. And we commemorate that event as a reminder of those events. The fact that this group were Catholics is irrelevant. It is the fact that they were terrorists that is important. Yes Catholicism was banned in this country back then, but that does not in any way excuse their actions. Or are you one of those people who believes that terrorists become freedom fighters simply because you support their cause?”