"This is blooming red tape'...do £165 course or you can't hang flowers!
Daily Express|May 08, 2024
RESIDENTS in a market town famed for its floral displays have been told they must complete a £165 safety course before attaching hanging baskets to street lamps.
Robert Kellaway
"This is blooming red tape'...do £165 course or you can't hang flowers!

If they refuse the training they have been warned they must hire a contractor to hang the baskets for them.

The move has infuriated residents of Chatteris in Cambridgeshire, which is proud of its impressive record of Britain in Bloom gold medals at national and regional level.

Chatteris in Bloom say the introduction of new health and safety regulations this year by Cambridgeshire County Council is an outrage.

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