Brampton's community firework display has been cancelled over fears surrounding escalating anti-social behaviour.

Just days after organisers decided to cancel the fireworks show in Dalston – amid crippling insurance costs – it has been confirmed that that this November’s bonfire in Brampton will also not go ahead.

Brampton’s firework show has been delighting spectators at Brampton Primary School since 1981.

But the school has now decided that last year’s show, which was plagued with anti-social behaviour incidents, indicated the event has become too risky to run.

Headtacher Richard Clark explained that the safety of the town’s children was his top priority.

“My role as a headteacher is to protect the children. That’s my most important job,” he said.

“Because the risks are too high, I can’t in good conscience go ahead with the fireworks show.”

“It’s very sad, but the risks run too high.”

Mr Clark explained that last year’s bonfire show, which took place on Monday November 6, was marred by fights and the theft of fireworks.

“Fireworks were stolen from the show and let off in Brampton town centre,” he added.

“There was also fighting on the bottom playground, which was dealt with by the four PCSOs that were on site.

“People were climbing over the walls to get in to avoid the £1.50 entry fee. A knife was even found the following day on the field.

“We are all volunteers. We are not specialists in organising this type of event. It’s too much of a risk to undertake. Last year we were lucky, there could have been accidents. At the end of the day, there are risks that we can’t control.”

Mr Clark explained how over the summer holidays, Brampton Primary School’s health and safety officer recommended that the show did not go ahead in 2018.

At a full staff meeting on the school’s first inset day this month, it was unanimously agreed that the 2018 fireworks show should be cancelled.

“We’re very sad about it,” said Mr Clark.

“Hopefully people understand that we are teachers, we are very good at what we do,” he continued.

“I am extremely lucky to have such magnificent staff. That we carried it on for so many years is a feather in the cap of the staff here,” Mr Clark said.

“It’s been run by the school for all these years. Maybe it’s time for the community to take over now.”

One organisation Mr Clark hoped might be able to take over the running of the bonfire night is Brampton parish council, which made a donation to ensure last year’s show could go ahead.

Council chairman David Moorat said: “The Parish Council are dismayed that the fireworks have had to be cancelled in light of the anti-social behaviour that took place last year,” he said.

“It’s a sad reflection of what’s happening in Brampton.”

Mr Moorat stated that the council would “see what they can do” to take over the running of the fireworks show in Brampton, but that there were obstacles in their way.

“It would cost around £2,000 to put on the fireworks show, and the Parish Council don’t have that sort of money,” he said.

“The other issue is where we would hold it,” Mr Moorat continued.

“There aren’t many suitable alternative sites in Brampton.”

Mr Moorat also said any funds the Parish Council did have might be more urgently needed to address the effects of recent anti-social behaviour, such as bus shelters in The Sands area of Brampton that were vandalised.

Mr Clark is optimistic that there is still time to find a solution before it is too late for a fireworks show this year.

“There’s still 50 days for someone to organise this year’s event. We wouldn’t have started organising it by now,” said Mr Clark.

“If anyone wants to take it on, we’re all for that.”