War Heroes Insulted as Remembrance Day Parade Cancelled over Fears of Being Sued

Just when you thought you'd seen everything, this story shows how the health & safety brigade, along with the litigation culture, is now ruining every aspect of life.

Now, organisers of the annual Remembrance Sunday parade are having to cancel their plans to to fears of being sued, and rising policing costs from the local council - which have more than doubled.

When the heroes the parade is aiming to remember were fighting in the trenches, on the battle fields, in the air and on sea, did anyone say "sorry lads you can't do that it's too risky."  No!  Many of them gave years, use of limbs, and even their lives so we could have the sort of society we have now.

Perhaps they now wish they'd not bothered!

Original Story 

It is a sad sign of our litigious times and an insult to our war dead when a Remembrance Sunday parade has to be cancelled because the police are afraid they may be sued.

Bolton Police have told organisers of Horwich's Remembrance Sunday parade planned for November 11 that they will have to pay for extra marshalls and street closures.

This follows an incident where another force was successfully sued after Brownies were injured by a driver who evaded a rolling road block used by police to marshall parades.

The Council has also upped its fees from £300 to £800 for road closures and organisers of the parade say they have no chance of raising £18,000 needed.

Other Horwich events and Remembrance Parades in Farnworth and Westhoughton are now at risk.
Of course people should be protected but to raise fees as the council has and for the police to force organisers to cancel for fear of being sued is outrageous.

The brave servicemen who sacrificed their lives did not think about health and safety issues or being sued as they risked their lives for their country.

For their memory alone everyone involved should make sure this parade commemorates those who selflessly gave their lives for our freedom.

Source: boltonnews.co.uk

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