Red tape forces cancellation of village fetes


	Red tape forces cancellation of village fetes

valann 47

7-5-2009 2:55 AM

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red tape, health and safety, bureaucracy

valann 47 says:

Such a shame.

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  Britain, is dying out because of stifling bureaucracy.
</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/5741519/Red-tape-forces-cancellation-of-village-fetes.html"><P>They are the traditional pleasures of a British summer fair. But the spin of 
  the tombola and the fun of the coconut shy are being eclipsed by the rustle 
  of paperwork and the shuffle of the inspector's footsteps.
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Village fete organisers say they are having to cancel events because 
  volunteers are struggling to cope with the demands of officialdom.
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  face a £20,000 fine or six months in prison, while failure to meet stringent 
  insurance requirements could see village committee members sued in the event 
  of an accident.
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  website, which promotes village life, regularly received enquiries from fete 
  organisers struggling to "get the bureaucracy sorted out".
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