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Oct 2020
Don't hold Bonfire parties at home, urge public health bosses
People in North Yorkshire have been urged not to hold Bonfire Night parties at home this year.
Officials from North Yorkshire Local Resilience Forum, a partnership of organisations that respond to emergencies, have made the plea and called for residents to consider alternative plans.
The group has published guidance for event organisers, including villages and parish bodies, who may want to hold an event this year.
It comes as events such as the annual Stray bonfire have been cancelled due to coronavirus.
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Dr Lincoln Sargaent, director of public health for North Yorkshire, said the forum would “strongly discourage” people from holding events in their gardens.
He said:
Public health bosses in the county have said previously that the may cause of spread of covid is between households.
Dr Sargaent said there had been “very, very few” cases of outbreaks in the hospitality sector.
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