Fun, food and fireworks... but don't take risks (From Worcester News)

Fun, food and fireworks... but don't take risks

4:00pm Friday 30th October 2009 in

By Lauren Rogers » @laurenrogersWN #WENews

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GUY Fawkes Night may commemorate the infamous Gunpowder Plot of 1605, but for most families, it means tucking into toffee apples by the light of a huge bonfire and watching fireworks explode in the night sky.

Here is a summary of what will be happening across Worcestershire.

• The biggest display will be at the Malvern Showground tonight. The showground will host a bonfire and Halloween-themed firework display choreographed to rousing music. There will be a funfair and fancy dress contest. Gates open at 5.30pm and entrance is £6.50.

• The celebrations will continue tomorrow with Pershore Royal Naval Association’s third annual fireworks display. The festivities will take place at King George’s Field, Pershore, from 5.30pm.

There will be a pig roast and entry is free. Chairman of Pershore RNA Shipmate Ted Annis said: “Our association is thrilled to be able to provide the town with another organised fireworks display again this year.”

• Families are invited to enjoy a bonfire, barbecue and fireworks show at The Old Bush pub in Callow End, near Worcester, on Thursday, November 5. Entry is £1.

• Fire-eaters and stilt-walkers will entertain people who visit Red Hill Primary School in London Road, Worcester, on Friday, November 6. The school’s musical fireworks extravaganza will start at 6pm with fireworks from 7pm. Tickets are £3 for adults, £2 for children on the gate.

• St Peter’s First School, Droitwich, is holding a fireworks display on Friday, November 6. The school choir will sing and visitors can tuck into traditional food. Gates open at 5.45pm and tickets are £1 for children and £4 for adults.

• There will be fireworks and a pig roast at the Marlbank pub in Welland, near Malvern, from 7pm on Friday, November 6. Admission is free.

• A huge bonfire is being held at Worcester Racecourse on Saturday, November 7. The annual Worcester Round Table bonfire and firework display has been going for more than 35 years. This year’s festivities start at 6pm. There will be fairground rides, live music and games.

Tickets will be available on the gate and all the proceeds from the event will go the Round Table’s Make a Difference Campaign.

• Bonfire night celebrations will coincide with a Festival of Light at The Fleece Inn, Bretforton, near Evesham, on Saturday, November 7.

There will be a vintage stationary engines display, tilley lanterns, Black Jack Morris dancing, live folk music, and more. Visit nationaltrust.org.uk for further information.

• A professional fireworks display will impress people who visit the Lenchford Inn, Shrawley, near Worcester, on Saturday, November 7. As well as a bonfire, there will be an outdoor bar, a disco, fairground rides and face-painting. Tickets are £2 adults and £1 children with festivities starting at 6pm.

• The annual fireworks show at Worcester City Football Club will start at 6pm on Friday, November 6.

Families who visit the football ground in St George’s Lane, will enjoy a fireworks display that is based around the Strictly Come Dancing television show. There will be a bar, tombola, and a magic show.

Tickets are £6 on the door for adults, or £3 for concessions. Family tickets – two adults and two children – are £12 if bought in advance.

Sixways Musical Fireworks Extravaganza Sunday, November 8 - Gates Open 5.30pm (Start time 7.30pm) Enclosed bars, Covered seating, Fast food available on the night, Free Parking.

Advance Tickets are £5 for adults and £2.50 for Children.

Tickets sold on the night will be £6 for adults and £3 for children.

Private Boxes are available for hire.

Book now by calling 01905 454183 for tickets and hospitality or visit Sixways Box Office during normal working hours.

With so many people planning to attend firework shows the emergency services are urging people to behave and stay safe.

A spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service reminded people to follow the Fireworks Safety Code (fire.org.uk/firework).

She said: “Unfortunately, despite warnings issued at this time of year about bonfire and firework safety, our crews are all too familiar with people who have injured themselves in such incidents.”

Comments(2)

Safewings says...
10:11am Sat 31 Oct 09

What is happening in our society today seems to get more evil and callous as the days go by.
Just this week I read of the thugs that stamped to death a young girls 10 week old Jack Russell puppy and now I read in my own area of another yob placing his younger brothers` hamster in the microwave and turning it on. Which would have caused the animal horrendous internal injuries and serious pain before it was put to sleep. This moron faces charges of "causing unnecessary suffering" to a protected animal in contravention of the new Animal Welfare Act which came into UK law in 2007.
Now the contradictions and obvious unworkable legislation that is withing the new RSPCA and Labour Governments` Animal Welfare Act.
It states clearly ( and to which it has been used in the case above ) in the new Act under the RSPCA`s " Duty of Care.
" Now under the new Act and that of the " Duty of Care " we are as pet owners fully responsible for the animals we keep and under the "Duty of Care" we are fully responsible for safeguarding our animals from unnecessary suffering, be it, physical or mental".

"Furthermore under this new act it is against the law to knowingly subject any animal to unnecessary suffering be it physical or mental".

As an invited consultee and having read the new Animal Welfare Act from cover to cover I assume that the inflicting of unnecessary suffering, both physical and mental and being fully aware of the implications of doing so that the letting off of fireworks in gardens and residential areas by members of the public is breaking the law.
I sincerely doubt that there are any people that are not aware of the tens of thousands of animals that suffer unnecessarily each year due to fireworks. Yet this torture is allowed to continue.
I have personally written to the Secretary of State in regard to getting conformation to as to whether the Animal Welfare Act and its` Duty of Care is workable.
I have written directly to the RSPCA`s Director of Animal Welfare requesting the same information and to clarify as it is the RSPCA`s Duty of Care as to whether as concerned pet owners we can be protected from seeing our pets suffer intollerably due to neighbours` fireworks.

I was personally invited at a cost to me of £470 to an Animal Welfare seminar on October 19th -20th 2009.
This seminar was to be presented by legal specialists Phil Wilson (Prosecutions Manager and RSPCA Inspector Trainer) of the RSPCA, and Ian Robertson (Specialist Animal Welfare Prosecutor and Law Lecturer) of International Animal Law. The seminar which had run earlier this year in March is apparently designed to assist all designated Inspectors under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, including Local Authority employees and contractors and members of the Police, in clarifying their powers and obligations.
Particular attention is given to sections 18-45 which address the subjects of Animals in Distress, Enforcement Powers, Prosecution Powers and Post Conviction Powers.
Obviously due to the costing I could not personally attend but wanted to raise the same questions as I had done with the RSPCA and The Secretary of State regarding fireworks so I contacted both presenters of the seminar hoping that as they were authorised to educate local authorities and animal welfare workers in regard to all aspects of the Act that they could simply answer my serious concerns, especially as the firework season was fast approaching.
To my disbelief the Sec of State responder waffled on about decibels yet failed to actually answer the simple questions I posed.
The Director of Animal welfare at the RSPCA Mr John Rolls just initially ignored my letter of the 7th October 2009 but on sending it again on October 29th 2009 I received a somewhat bizzarre apparently internal email that seemed to be not meant for my eyes as it ridiculed my animal welfare concerns.
And last but not least the very persons that I felt I could have relied on to answer my concerns just simply ignored my correspondence.
So from this I assume that the Animal Welfare Act is implimented when it favours the Pet Polices` agenda, The Secretary of State has no real interest or knowledge of animal welfare and the so classed informative costly Animal Welfare Law seminar is just a waste of money for those actually interested in improving and safeguarding animal welfare and only enjoyed by those that can get another badge for their lapel.
If you look in depth at the Animal welfare Act it has failed cruelty neglect abandonment are all increasing and from this it can be seen that certain parties are actually profitting from it.

What is happening in our society today seems to get more evil and callous as the days go by. Just this week I read of the thugs that stamped to death a young girls 10 week old Jack Russell puppy and now I read in my own area of another yob placing his younger brothers` hamster in the microwave and turning it on. Which would have caused the animal horrendous internal injuries and serious pain before it was put to sleep. This moron faces charges of "causing unnecessary suffering" to a protected animal in contravention of the new Animal Welfare Act which came into UK law in 2007. Now the contradictions and obvious unworkable legislation that is withing the new RSPCA and Labour Governments` Animal Welfare Act. It states clearly ( and to which it has been used in the case above ) in the new Act under the RSPCA`s " Duty of Care. " Now under the new Act and that of the " Duty of Care " we are as pet owners fully responsible for the animals we keep and under the "Duty of Care" we are fully responsible for safeguarding our animals from unnecessary suffering, be it, physical or mental". "Furthermore under this new act it is against the law to knowingly subject any animal to unnecessary suffering be it physical or mental". As an invited consultee and having read the new Animal Welfare Act from cover to cover I assume that the inflicting of unnecessary suffering, both physical and mental and being fully aware of the implications of doing so that the letting off of fireworks in gardens and residential areas by members of the public is breaking the law. I sincerely doubt that there are any people that are not aware of the tens of thousands of animals that suffer unnecessarily each year due to fireworks. Yet this torture is allowed to continue. I have personally written to the Secretary of State in regard to getting conformation to as to whether the Animal Welfare Act and its` Duty of Care is workable. I have written directly to the RSPCA`s Director of Animal Welfare requesting the same information and to clarify as it is the RSPCA`s Duty of Care as to whether as concerned pet owners we can be protected from seeing our pets suffer intollerably due to neighbours` fireworks. I was personally invited at a cost to me of £470 to an Animal Welfare seminar on October 19th -20th 2009. This seminar was to be presented by legal specialists Phil Wilson (Prosecutions Manager and RSPCA Inspector Trainer) of the RSPCA, and Ian Robertson (Specialist Animal Welfare Prosecutor and Law Lecturer) of International Animal Law. The seminar which had run earlier this year in March is apparently designed to assist all designated Inspectors under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, including Local Authority employees and contractors and members of the Police, in clarifying their powers and obligations. Particular attention is given to sections 18-45 which address the subjects of Animals in Distress, Enforcement Powers, Prosecution Powers and Post Conviction Powers. Obviously due to the costing I could not personally attend but wanted to raise the same questions as I had done with the RSPCA and The Secretary of State regarding fireworks so I contacted both presenters of the seminar hoping that as they were authorised to educate local authorities and animal welfare workers in regard to all aspects of the Act that they could simply answer my serious concerns, especially as the firework season was fast approaching. To my disbelief the Sec of State responder waffled on about decibels yet failed to actually answer the simple questions I posed. The Director of Animal welfare at the RSPCA Mr John Rolls just initially ignored my letter of the 7th October 2009 but on sending it again on October 29th 2009 I received a somewhat bizzarre apparently internal email that seemed to be not meant for my eyes as it ridiculed my animal welfare concerns. And last but not least the very persons that I felt I could have relied on to answer my concerns just simply ignored my correspondence. So from this I assume that the Animal Welfare Act is implimented when it favours the Pet Polices` agenda, The Secretary of State has no real interest or knowledge of animal welfare and the so classed informative costly Animal Welfare Law seminar is just a waste of money for those actually interested in improving and safeguarding animal welfare and only enjoyed by those that can get another badge for their lapel. If you look in depth at the Animal welfare Act it has failed cruelty neglect abandonment are all increasing and from this it can be seen that certain parties are actually profitting from it. Safewings

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Energetic says...
4:15pm Sat 31 Oct 09

A dog was recently drowned in the Severn with weights round its neck. This was reported in WN and many people gave specific and relevant evidence via this column. But did the Police or the RSPCA do anything ... ?

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