The village hall committee has announced that the Devauden Bonfire event will not be happening this year.

Originally held on the village green, the bonfire has moved to the village hall grounds in recent years. 

The Hall Trustees issued the following statement.

"The hall trustees have made the difficult decision not to organise a bonfire and fireworks on November 5 this year.

"The annual fireworks have become a very popular part of the village calendar and have attracted people from far afield. Last year's attendance was particularly high and the team was at full stretch managing traffic and visitors.

"After lengthy discussions, it was felt that we could not run an event safely this year. Only a small number of people volunteered to help and with only five trustees the hall committee is not large enough to run the event without support.

"We will be considering practical ways of restricting numbers in future years so we can run a smaller event primarily for the benefit of local residents.

"This decision was not taken lightly and we recognise that many will be disappointed, but safety at a fireworks event is paramount."