Despite a ban on BBQs and campfires on Forestry England land, many have recently been found discarded and in some cases left smoldering, posing a major risk to the surrounding countryside
The Country Land and Business Association South East is calling on the public to take extra care in the countryside due to the increased fire risk as warm, dry, and settled conditions have elevated wildfire conditions
The owners have until midnight on 11th July to comply with the notice and if that is not done, the police have said it will be ‘raising a summons to court’
The workshops with teenagers addressed some of the risks they may face in their communities and to have the confidence and ability to make good choices and withdraw from damaging situations