Rolling in the Cheese

I have read about this event before, Cheese rolling in Gloucestershire. The concerns with it before were health and safety, perhaps regulations were concerned that the event would get out of hand and people may be put in danger.

I experienced issues like this in film making, the argument is do you seek permission and get rejected? Or keep hush and then score your film! Or in this case, cheese!

It would seem that threats have occurred now in a raise of a participation fee, I am sure this money is going towards running the event-including the health and safety precautions in order to allow the event to happen in the first place! It tires me that such regulations have come into place EVERYWHERE when it comes to health and safety, I am very surprised there are concerns still even when the events are outside. Fire safety and evacuation processes are important and understandably they deserve the attention with health and safety regulations. Though with events outdoors, I continue to get annoyed that everyone wants some sort of responsibility back up towards 'what may occur', yet at the end of the day everyone really just wants to have a good time!

With big crowds, doesn't it just involve common sense. Keep an eye out for yourself and those around you, if this idea was consistent throughout a roll on effect would take place, surely there wouldn't be a problem. It is a shame that such past events, whichever they may be, have got out of hand and initiated the intensity on peoples safety. I know such event in a small village in Caerleon (South Wales) were banned in racing around the area. People would design their own cars as such, some would race around in bathtubs. However, because of health and safety issues, access to public toilets e.t.c the event had to end. Perhaps if we were given a chance to prove that such events can be handled without so much regulation required, more opportunities will arise for other cultural happenings.