Suffolk runaway horse woman killed - charges being brought

[Suffolkangel]

Since this court hearing Bury council have now Cancelled Nowton Country fair... They say its cost of putting it on, but its such a popular fair I wouldnt be surprised if the above is the main reason... Such a shame... :-(

 

[Sixteen Hands]

Since this court hearing Bury council have now Cancelled Nowton Country fair... They say its cost of putting it on, but its such a popular fair I wouldnt be surprised if the above is the main reason... Such a shame... :-(

Many large shows - some which have been held for over a 100 years have sadly disappeared over the last few years. We are now in a triple dip recession. The blame for the losses is often cited as increasing costs and dwindling attendence numbers. Shows have been making huge losses. With savage local autority budget cuts, councils have to be very careful where they put their money. Shows being supported by rate payers' money are probably difficult to justify with so many services being cut. I can qute believe their reasons.

 

[Sixteen Hands]

So called Health & Safety people are a curse upon the Nations and they shall surely be consumed by the firey pit on the awful day of Judgement! Ironic, really when the Devil doesn't have any of the necessary certification and works with known dangerous substances such as fire and brimstone in close proximity to lost souls.

Parts of your post are very witty and entertaining - do I take it that you have been a victim of "elf and safety officer" abuse?

 

[1stclassalan]

Parts of your post are very witty and entertaining - do I take it that you have been a victim of "elf and safety officer" abuse?

Ah, bless - I do try to be "witty and entertaining" all the time but some posters have said different!

And yes, Elf & safety was just coming in when I left large construction - I did office high rises, new and remodelling - some safety is commonsense but these jobsworths take it all to ridiculous lengths and we've had some outrageous events - court cases with criminal conviction which are complete tosh! But luckily I left while all you needed to comply was a little book in the draw marked "Accidents" which you trusted would remain empty.

 

[onemorehorse]

I think your post Is a bit misleading you put the bridle on last and remove first of the harness BUT always after you have removed the carriage.
And you put the bridle on before the horse is put to the carriage.

Absolutely agree with this. You would never ever leave a horse attached to the carriage and remove the bridle. I worked with carriage horses and even after a couple of years of driving, I still wasn't allowed to drive the young novice horses on public jobs and rightly so.

 

[Sugar_and_Spice]

People saying H&S doesn't limit things, it does, because it's H&S that means people are liable of negligence if they haven't followed guidelines and insuring against the possibility of someone accidentally being negligent is what makes events too expensive to run. None of this is bad as such, because its about safeguarding people. The bad part is that it's sometimes more costly for insurers to fight a claim than to pay out, making insurance premiums expensive because even where there's no negligence they might end up paying out.