Bonfire Guidelines

There are no statutory hours on when to have a bonfire, however please consider the following guidelines:-

If you light a bonfire, ensure that the material to be burnt is dry. This will minimise the amount of smoke produced. Do not light a fire when the weather conditions might cause the smoke to travel into your neighbours' gardens or properties.
Burn everything quickly in small piles. A quick hot fire will produce only the minimum amount of smoke.
Position any bonfire as far away from buildings as possible. Don't light a fire if the wind will carry the smoke over the road
Remember that smoke will hang in the air on a damp, windless day and in the evening around sunset.
Take care to keep children away from a bonfire. Supervise burning as much as possible.
Never leave a fire to smoulder, put it out with either water or soil.
Remember, heaps of garden refuse provide a haven for small animals. Check before you light.
Never add household rubbish, oil rags, rubber, plastics, aerosols or any other material which will create toxic fumes.
Compost wherever possible.