Leeds police have issued a statement after an annual charity bonfire was cancelled due to anti-social behaviour concerns.
Garforth and District Lions Club annual charity bonfire night celebration, which has been going for 40 years, will not go ahead on November 3 following public safety concerns. The organiser said a lack of guaranteed police presence and the “dangerous activities of some youths” were the main reasons behind the decision.
” In a statement provided to the Yorkshire Evening Post, police called the event “low-risk” but said officers would have been on patrol in the “general locality.” A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: “The event was reviewed at the local authority Safety Advisory Group where recommendations were made for Security Industry Authority registered staff to be utilised by the organisers following some incidents of disorder at last year’s event.
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