Blackburn with Darwen Council wants to ban the use of Pleasington Playing Fields by the aero-enthusiasts. Chris Boardman, chairman of Blackburn and District Model Aircraft Club, has vowed to fight the prohibition and says officers have misunderstood the new regulations. The ‘shocked’ enthusiasts have used the fields since 1938 but the borough now says their activities are not safe. A council letter last month from head of leisure and sport Claire Ramwell said: “The UK adopted the EU regulations for model flying in 2019 and these came into effect on December 31, 2020. “The council requested the legal department review these new guidelines to make an informed decision as to whether it was appropriate for the flying of model aircraft to continue at Pleasington Playing Fields.
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