Last month the council received a complaint about the smoke coming from our site on burning day. The whole of Nottingham is a smoke control zone, we are lucky to be allowed to have a monthly burning day. If the council continue to receive complaints it is likely they will ban us from having fires.
You must do what you can to reduce the amount of smoke, a hot fierce fire burning for a short time is much better than a smouldering fire. Green material (grass, leaves etc) should be composted and not burnt. Do not burn plastic waste (not even a little bit) take it home to feed your wheelie bin. If you see someone making smoke, please offer assistance to get the fire burning vigorously and reduce smoke.
Once again Steve has generously coordinated a community bonfire on his car park, but it’s not fair to expect him to do all the work. If any of your stuff is on the fire you should make an effort to help out. While the fire is burning, unburnt material needs raking into the fire, even standing around chatting is helping because you will be there to operate a hose if things get out of hand. After the fire has finished and cooled, there will be a big pile of ash to clear up. Once sieved it’s really good spread on your garden, help yourself in the week after the fire.
