The Sun, on UK Politics, 5 November 2026

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All the Bonfire Nights axed across UK this year

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1 comment 1 Next THOUSANDS of Brits celebrating Bonfire Night face disappointment tonight (November 5) after a string of local displays were called off. Organisers of annual fireworks displays have cited safety fears and financial difficulties as reasons to axe these beloved events. Thousands of Brits may be left disappointed as a number of Bonfire Night celebrations are axed Source: PaulMaguire Bonfire Night celebrations prompt serious concerns every year, with fire services and police regularly warning Brits to be careful when setting off fireworks.

Advertisement Police Scotland are currently preparing for a larger officer deployment than US President Donald Trump ‘s visit this evening, hoping to help tackle firework-related violence and disorder. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! Email address Please provide a valid email. Your info will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy You'll now receive top stories, breaking news, and more, straight to your email. Londoners wanting to visit Primrose Hill to catch displays over the city skyline will be disappointed for another year as the iconic viewpoint will remain closed this evening over safety concerns from police.

Safety is not the only reason for fireworks displays being axed this Bonfire Night – Leeds City Council have cancelled six celebrations in major public parks as a result of budget pressures. Read more News COLD SPARK Brits warned to wrap up warm for Bonfire Night as temps plunge to single digits FLARE ENOUGH Exact time fireworks must finish in gardens tonight – or risk instant £90 fine Residents wanting to visit East End Park, Woodhouse Moor, Springhead Park, Middleton Park, and Bramley Park will be disappointed, alongside Roundhay Park which attracts 70,000 people alone.

Truro City Council in Cornwall has also scrapped its annual celebrations, despite 5,000 people expected to attend, after it was found the event could not run safely within the available budget. In Corby, Northamptonshire, residents have said they are “furious” and “fuming” after a community-led fireworks display was axed. The free Light Up the Sky Fireworks event was expected to draw 14,000 people tonight as part of a memorial for four children who died this year.

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Advertisement Kent’s Broadstairs and St Peter’s Town Council decided to axe its annual Viking Bay fireworks event as a result of a collapsed sewer in the area. A number of schools and sports clubs have also cancelled events – this includes the National Star College in Cheltenham were a nearby sanctuary expressed fears for the birds in their care being rehabilitated. Displays at Upton St Leonards Primary School in Gloucester, 30th Norwich Scout Group, Stafford Cricket & Hockey Club and Bristol’s Kingswood Rugby Club have also cancelled plans.

Full list of AXED Bonfire Night events this year 30th Norwich Scout Group display, Sprowston, Norwich Bramley Park, Leeds East End Park, Leeds Heytesbuty Bonfire and Fireworks Display, Wiltshire Kingswood Rugby Club, Bristol Light Up the Sky Fireworks event, Corby Middleton Park, Leeds National Star College, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire Northend Bonfire Event, Ilchester Park, Birkenhead Park View Sports Bar, Mexborough, Rotherham Pinkie Bonfire Night, East Lothian Primrose Hill, London Rawsthorne Park, Bolton Rounday Park, Leeds Springhead Park, Leeds Stafford Cricket & Hockey Club, Staffordshire The Junction Bar & Restaurant, Sutton in Ashfield Truro Bonfire Night, Cornwall Upton St Leonards Primary School, Gloucestershire Viking Bay, Broadstairs, Kent White Hart Pub, Wadworth, Doncaster Woodchurch Connect, Merseyside Woodhouse Moor, Leeds Meanwhile, Merseyside’s 30-year-old firework display, Woodchurch Connect in the Wirral, has been scrapped as “numerous challenges” face owners.

Plans for a free event at Rawsthorne Park in Bolton were shelved after the owners of the land, Be One Homes , reportedly refused permission for the event to go ahead – according to The Bolton News . Advertisement Before choosing to light fireworks tonight, Brits should be reminded that it is illegal to set them off after midnight, with failure to follow the rules leading to a £90 on-the-spot fine. 1 comment 1

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What we found (1)

The Sun's headline puts 23 cancelled Bonfire Night displays down to council budget cuts and safety fears. Its own body gives other reasons for several of them, including a collapsed sewer in Broadstairs and a landowner reportedly refusing permission in Bolton. Many of the listed events were run by schools, clubs, pubs and community groups rather than councils.

  1. Headline goes beyond the article

    Minor

    “as council budget cuts and safety fears slash 23 popular events”

    Why this matters
    The headline credits all 23 cancellations to "council budget cuts and safety fears".
    The impression it gives
    A reader takes every one of the 23 events to have been cut by councils over money or safety.
    The context
    The body gives other reasons for several of them. The Broadstairs display went because of a collapsed sewer. The Bolton event was shelved after a private landowner reportedly refused permission. Heytesbury's display was axed for reasons "out of the control" of its organisers. Many of the listed events were run by schools, clubs, pubs and community groups, not councils.

    How we know

    • Elsewhere in the article“as a result of a collapsed sewer in the area”
    • Elsewhere in the article“Be One Homes , reportedly refused permission for the event to go ahead”
    • Elsewhere in the article“Stafford Cricket & Hockey Club and Bristol’s Kingswood Rugby Club have also cancelled plans”

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What it gets right

  • “according to The Bolton News”

    The Sun credits the local paper as the source of the claim about the landowner and keeps the word "reportedly", so the reader knows it has not been confirmed.

  • “after it was found the event could not run safely within the available budget”

    It gives the specific reason Truro's event was cancelled, not a vague catch-all.

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