Ban sky lanterns

More than 100,000 people have signed an NFU petition calling on the Government to ban sky lanterns across England and Wales.

A coalition comprising 18 farming, environment, animal and fire organisations have joined forces in urging the Government to make sky lanterns illegal.

An MP is leading calls in Parliament for sky lanterns to be banned.

Why sky lanterns have not yet been banned is anyone’s guess, but the no doubt commercially inspired plan by Night Sky Lanterns to celebrate the work of the NHS with a mass lantern release is a disgrace.

Farmers and fire services across the UK have urged the public not to release sky lanterns to show their appreciation for the NHS during the coronavirus pandemic.