Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Cardiff, Glasgow, Norwich, Dundee and Nottingham are also among the cities that have cancelled bonfire night events (Owen Humphreys/PA)
(Picture: PA Archive)At last! The year’s best festival is back with a bang. Or is that a whimper? Because from where I’m sitting it sounds distinctly like a whimper.
In this newspaper my estimable colleague David Ellis recently rounded up all the fireworks night parties happening across London. The roll call of the fallen (events) was what caught my eye. Victoria Park, Clissold Park, Ravenscourt Park, Crystal Palace, and Blackheath are just some of the events not happening this year because, frankly, there’s no cash.
