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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
George Morgan

Birkenhead bonfire leaves huge mess in public park

For one part of Birkenhead, it is the day after the Bonfire Night before.

The charred remains of a massive blaze on land in Ilchester Road remains scattered around the area today.

New pictures show the rubble scattered around the park, right next to a children’s play area.

Night to remember at massive Birkenhead Bonfire Night 2019

Beer bottles, fireworks and shopping baskets were left strewn across the park and at midday today the bonfire had not been entirely put out.

Yesterday, some expressed concern about the safety of the bonfire, but those who attended thoroughly enjoyed their evening .

Sharon Jones said it was a "great bonfire night to remember".

Ms Jones added: "We may have a bad name around here, but when it comes to community we pull together.

All manner of items were among the mess (Copyright Unknown)

"The local community have been putting the bonfire all day. Everyone is there to have fun, a little dance [and] music was supplied by a local house."

Ms Jones said she did not see the police or Mersey Fire Brigade and "everyone was enjoying themselves".

Crowds of people could be seen listening to music and enjoying the spectacular blaze.

Earlier in the day, one local resident contacted the ECHO to express his concerns about the bonfire.

The park lies next to St James' Church (Copyright Unknown)

They said: "[My worry is] safety if anything.

"There were vans and cars lining up, dropping all their rubbish off and kids were climbing to the stop to stack sofas.

“If they set that on fire with the sofas being unstable, then a sofa could drop on one of them and if it was on fire well then he’d be in trouble.”

On the clean-up effort, Merseyside Fire and Rescue said they were working with partners, including Wirral Council, to clear up the mess and that they had mobile units going around Merseyside making sure last night’s bonfires were put out.

A children's play area stands next to the site of the rubble (Copyright Unknown)

Wirral Council were approached for a comment.

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