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Coleford Parish Council

What's wrong with bonfires?

The bonfire takes its name from the medieval bon-fire of animal bones. While modern day bonfire ingredients are on the whole less gruesome, burning waste materials can cause pollution and local nuisance. Fires have been used throughout the centuries to mark occasions, as signals and to dispose of waste. However, we now have alternatives for disposing of most materials and burning some things is illegal.

Please take a look at the guidance provided.

Garden Bonfires Guide (pdf)

16th September 2024