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Oct 2021
Last Updated: 29/10/2021
Bilton Cricket Club cancels fireworks display
Bilton Cricket Club says it has reluctantly cancelled the event after coming 'under immense pressure' from the authorities to comply with regulations.
Bilton Cricket Club, Bilton Lane in Harrogate.
Bilton Cricket Club has cancelled its annual fireworks display.
The club issued a statement today saying restrictions imposed on the event "would severely impact our ability to operate the event in the way we want to" and it was therefore left with no choice but to cancel.
The event, which is usually held annually at the club's ground on Bilton Lane, was due to take place on November 5.
Its Facebook post said:
“Over the last few days the club has been under immense pressure to cover off all demands from all authorities regarding the fireworks display planned for next Friday.
“We believed we had covered all areas but further requests and demands have been made which has lead to some restrictions imposed which would severely impact our ability to operate the event in the way we want to, and have done in the past.
“Therefore the committee has made the hard decision to cancel the fireworks display planned for the evening of Friday 5 November.
“This decision has not been made lightly and obviously we would love to provide this event for members and community.
“I am really very very sorry we are cancelling this but without going into too many facts we really have no other option.”
The news comes as bonfire and firework events elsewhere look set to resume after covid forced them to be cancelled last year.
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