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Hampstead Heath says no to sausages
The City of London Corporation, which runs the Heath, has banned barbecue parties and have warned sausage sizzlers that they face a £200 fine if caught.
Heath bosses are urging visitors to bring picnics instead and anyone who breaks the rules will be fair game for the Heath rangers, who are stepping up their patrols in barbecue hotspots.
Burned patches of grass, litter and fire risks are the reasons given by the Corporation for the summer clampdown, but not all Heath users are happy with the new zero-tolerance approach.
Technically, barbecues have been banned on the Heath for years but bosses have never enforced the law. Hundreds of barbecue parties take place each year during summer weekends.
But now more than 20 new signs have gone up in prominent positions at the entry points, warning visitors barbecues are banned.
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