(rant) not allowed to light fire in my own garden

[springer5]

You could always just steal a car and set light to that instead.

No one seems to do much about that sort of fire. They're all too busy visiting people's houses and telling them off for burning a few twigs on their lawns !!!

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Health & Safety - keeps us alive, but denies us "life" !

 

[tomatoevousparlour]

Is there anywhere i can find out about me having a fire in my garden?

Many Thanks

Jon

 

[FreddyFish]

Is there anywhere i can find out about me having a fire in my garden?

Many Thanks

Jon

Light one........... Wait......... Say sorry if required..

 

[*Big Beast*]

we had a fire in the garden a few years back, big enough to spit roast a suckling pig on for my birthday, the neighbours complained about it and we had street wardens at the gate checking it out. I explained it was a birthday party and that the pig roast was just a big bbq really but the wood used was in a stone circle, not in a store bought bbq. They came in, checked what was being burnt, admired the roast pig set up, stayed for coffee and hot pork and apple sauce buns, had a very friendly chat and left wishing me a happy birthday.
The end result is now i can light a fire/bbq/chimnea, etc and complaints seem to fall on deaf ears.

 

[wedgie]

we had a fire in the garden a few years back, big enough to spit roast a suckling pig on for my birthday, the neighbours complained about it and we had street wardens at the gate checking it out. I explained it was a birthday party and that the pig roast was just a big bbq really but the wood used was in a stone circle, not in a store bought bbq. They came in, checked what was being burnt, admired the roast pig set up, stayed for coffee and hot pork and apple sauce buns, had a very friendly chat and left wishing me a happy birthday.
The end result is now i can light a fire/bbq/chimnea, etc and complaints seem to fall on deaf ears.

now thats the way to do it

 

[Toddy]

Is there anywhere i can find out about me having a fire in my garden?

Many Thanks

Jon

Phone the local council; they ought to have byelaw guides about this kind of thing. The local fire service are usually pretty helpful too, they don't want called out for garden fires by upset neighbours.
Personally telling my neighbours I'm going to have one, checking their washing lines are clear, inviting them round sometimes, it all keeps things sweet even when living as close to neighbours as I do.

cheers,
Toddy

 

[British Red]

What on earth is a street warden????

 

[Nat]

What on earth is a street warden????

In the UK, they're known as Environmental Wardens, same people who go round your neighbours and issue a warning and fine for playing music too loud.

 

[British Red]

Blimey. Never heard of such a thing. Don't think they exist round here. Just torched an 8' tall pile of brush whilst me neighbour drove a few tonnes of steaming horse muck round for me

Couldn't bear living in such a nosey petty place that you need such people

Somehow I don't think I'm cut out for life in the human factory farms!

 

[wingstoo]

Had a massive fire in the garden over the weekend, only went out last night

It's amasing how long railway sleepers will burn for, especially with pitch and probably Creosote impregnated into them, I think this pile had 11 of them in

Wings

 

[malente]

Had a massive fire in the garden over the weekend, only went out last night

It's amasing how long railway sleepers will burn for, especially with pitch and probably Creosote impregnated into them, I think this pile had 11 of them in

Wings

I hope you didn't use it as a BBQ

 

[wingstoo]

I hope you didn't use it as a BBQ

All the folks walking by were saying that I should get some spuds in, little one wanted Marshmallows, all that got scorched was arm hair

Wings