Wednesday 25 July 2007

A land unfit for Heroes.




Every year since 1945, the town of Horwich has held a parade to remember its war dead.
But thanks to health and safety rules, there won't be one this year.
And there are fears that Remembrance Day marches nationwide may be threatened by similar safety demands, which put severe pressure on budgets.
Organisers in the Lancashire town have previously relied on brief and small-scale road closures put in place for free by the police, to clear the way for the event.
But this year, senior police officers said although they will still make no charge, a team of marshals must be employed to man the route at a cost of about £50 a day.
In addition, organisers will have to pay for each road they want closed.
To make matters worse, Bolton Council has increased permanent road closure prices from £300 to £800 this year. These costs could bring the final bill to £18,000 - making the November 11 parade too expensive to hold.
Usually it would cost only a couple of thousand pounds.
Greater Manchester Police said the extra security is necessary because another force in the West Midlands was successfully sued when Brownies participating in a parade were injured by a car which drove into them while they were marching.
But Bernard McCartin, of the Royal British Legion's Horwich branch, warned that the cost of imposing further safety measures could affect parades across the country. Mr McCartin, 65, who served with the Royal Observer Corps in Lincolnshire, added: 'This is very disappointing, but there is not a lot we can do.
"It is a mark of disrespect to every person who gave their lives for this town."
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(RG) I would imagine in this country Horwich branch of Al Queda would get more respect than our ex servicemen. At least the ones that died in the second world war are fortunate not to be here to see the sorry state of this once great country.

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