Gedling Borough Council is urging people to refrain from taking barbecues to local parks and also take care with cigarettes in a bid to prevent fires during the UK heatwave.
The plea was issued on social media after Nottinghamshire Fire & Rescue reminded residents they recently had to deal with exceptional amounts of incidents around the county during the last heatwave – including a significant fire in Blidworth.
The council put out a tweet to remind residents of the dangers.
It read: “We want to do what we can to prevent [fires] from happening so we are asking that visitors to our parks do not bring BBQs and take extra care when disposing of cigarettes.
“Let’s do our bit to keep everyone safe.“
Disposable barbecues, bonfires, cigarettes and broken bottles and glass on the ground are among the main causes of the thousands of grass fires recorded around the UK this summer.
Keep out of Arnot Hill Park with your bbqs as its pritty and we dont want it damaged and ruining it for tourists who might come to the park
It should go without saying bbq’s should not be allowed in parks. Colwick Park grass has dozens of huge singed areas, more like bonfires than bbq’s. Get a grip, they are not necessary and can only lead to nothing but burnt people, burnt dogs feet and burning woodland.