SIR – How difficult to marshal a parade travelling only 1000 yards? Extremely difficult, I assure your reader Denis Spence.
We are arranging the Trafalgar Day Parade on October 20 for Bradford Sea Cadets and you wouldn’t believe the amount of paperwork required. It is far more than just getting marshals. We have to use a traffic management company to put up road closed or delays signs weeks in advance (costing a minimum of £500); we have to advise all the bus companies about anticipated delays; we have to supply pages and pages of information about possible calls on the fire and ambulance brigades; marshals are not authorised to stop traffic, so we have to advise the police where roads need to be closed; and we have to undertake a risk assessment.
What is particularly galling, is that it is the same form whether you are a Scout or Cadet troop marching in celebration of a national event or a far-right organisation arranging a protest march.
Sandra Howard, chairman, Bradford Sea Cadets, TS Aurora, Feversham Street, Bradford
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