JohnCenaFan28
11-29-2008, 05:03 AM
Brownies have been banned from singing carols for pensioners and the disabled at a shopping centre - on safety grounds.
Bosses at the Marlowes centre, in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, feared the 100 girls could obstruct fire escapes.
It has put an end to a 20-year tradition of brownies and girl guides putting on a carol concert at the mall, reports the Daily Mail.
Lyn Smart, 42, whose 12-year-old daughter Ashleigh is in the Guides, said: "They will use health and safety to stop anything. Even though it is Christmas, they forget about having fun."
West Herts Guides Division Commissioner Gill Oxtoby said: "It is a big event for us. Last year we had more than 100 girls and they and the shoppers really enjoyed the singing."
The centre offered to allow 20 girls to sing at the event but Ms Oxtoby said: "We can't do that, it wouldn't be fair to the others."
Bosses at the centre say a Christmas tree and new mobile trade stalls have limited the number of performers the centre can host at one time.
Marketing manager Eileen Gannon said: "We're disappointed, but our priority has to be the safety of people inside the centre."
-Nova
Bosses at the Marlowes centre, in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, feared the 100 girls could obstruct fire escapes.
It has put an end to a 20-year tradition of brownies and girl guides putting on a carol concert at the mall, reports the Daily Mail.
Lyn Smart, 42, whose 12-year-old daughter Ashleigh is in the Guides, said: "They will use health and safety to stop anything. Even though it is Christmas, they forget about having fun."
West Herts Guides Division Commissioner Gill Oxtoby said: "It is a big event for us. Last year we had more than 100 girls and they and the shoppers really enjoyed the singing."
The centre offered to allow 20 girls to sing at the event but Ms Oxtoby said: "We can't do that, it wouldn't be fair to the others."
Bosses at the centre say a Christmas tree and new mobile trade stalls have limited the number of performers the centre can host at one time.
Marketing manager Eileen Gannon said: "We're disappointed, but our priority has to be the safety of people inside the centre."
-Nova