I have done many "is there still an England?" posts, and this article: "Mince Pie Danger to be Assessed" is surely in the decline category.
"Organisers of a village Christmas party have been told they must carry out a risk assessment of their mince pies - or their festivities will be cancelled.
"Council bosses say posters will have to be displayed at the party in Embsay, in the Yorkshire Dales, warning villagers the pies contain nuts and suet pastry.
"The cocoa content and temperature of the hot chocolate must also be checked."
(Snip)
""The council gave me a huge list of things we had to do. I wrote back, a little bit tongue in cheek, asking if I really had to risk assess free mince pies and a brass band, and they said yes.
"Everything we do, from putting tinsel up to providing refreshments has to be assessed. We have to consider the dangers involved, that someone might choke on their mince pie or have a nut allergy.
"I also understand that Santa may need a Criminal Records Bureau check.
"For a small Dales village we found it a bit of a joke really." "
(Snip)
"Craven Council's director of community services, Jonathan Kerr, said: "We support these community events and we try to help local communities organise them and make sure they are as safe as possible."
CRAVEN COUNCIL?? Indeed!
On the other hand: since the ban, there are more foxhunters than ever!
"Record numbers of hunt supporters gathered at Boxing Day events across the country in defiance of Labour's ban on hunting with hounds.
"Organisers claimed that hunting was more popular than ever and that more than 300,000 braved the cold to enjoy their favourite pastime.
"The Countryside Alliance said that the record turnout proved the two-year ban on the blood sport was irrelevant and called for the law to be changed.
(Snip)
"....the enthusiastic turn-out suggested the opposite - with more than half of all hunts reporting an increase in membership in the past two years."
"Il est haut!"*, as Betsy would have said.
(*Tally Ho!)
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