Bonfires
We get very few complaints from members of the public regarding bonfires, however, the following has been agreed with the Landlords Newton Abbot Town Council to ensure complaints are kept to a minimum.
There is one hard and fast rule – bonfires may only be lit after 4.00pm between 1st November and 31st March.
The Association is run by volunteers who cannot police the fields 24 hours a day therefore members are kindly asked to adhere to the following guidelines –
Ask yourself do I really need to have a bonfire? Unless the material is diseased then ideally everything should be composted. There is very little need for a bonfire if you are gardening conscientiously.
If, however you must have a bonfire –
- Respect the neighbours that live right next to the allotment fields (within 20 yards).
- Try to have your bonfire on a day when there is little or no wind to blow the smoke around.
- Light your bonfire as far away from any structure as is possible.
- Non bio-degradable materials i.e. plastic must be removed from the allotment field and not burnt.
- Bio-degradable material should where possible be composted.
- Do not leave the bonfire unattended.
- Burn dry and diseased material and try to have a quick smoke free blaze.
- Keep water on hand in case it gets out of control.
Members must not leave a Bonfire until it has burned down and gone out.
Updated January 2024