Nottingham's annual bonfire night and firework display at the Forest Recreation Ground has been cancelled by Nottingham City Council due to budget pressures. The council said it had reluctantly taken the decision to cancel this year’s event.
Organised in partnership with the Mellors Group, it was due to take place on Saturday November 5. The event usually attracts a 40,000 strong crowd. It would have been the first time in three years, after the event had to be cancelled during the Covid pandemic.
However, like most councils around the country, the city council is facing huge budget difficulties which it says have been exacerbated by rising inflation, energy costs and other pressures. Councils in Manchester, Dundee, Cardiff, Liverpool, Leeds, Glasgow, Norwich and Hackney have all announced decisions to cancel bonfire night events this year.
