An annual fireworks event which entertained Enfield for four decades will not happen again after being cancelled for the second successive year.

Enfield Fireworks has been organised every year in Town Park for 40 years by the borough’s scouts.

They say it would cost too much to meet safety requirements - the same reason the display did not take place in 2015.

It was the scouts’ biggest fundraiser of the year, with the group making on average £10,000 profit.

Stephen Way, head of communications for the scouts, said at the beginning of September they had with the Police, Fire Brigade, Ambulance Service, and Enfield Council to test the safety of the plans.

He said: “As you will know from recent events around the world the emergency services are quite rightly extremely nervous of large crowds, especially under dark sky conditions. Our display is in fact the biggest event of the year that takes place under these conditions in Enfield Town.

“After much deliberation we consider that the risk to members of the public and our volunteers in this day and age is too great to continue. We have therefore decided to no longer stage the event known as Enfield Fireworks.

“Enfield Scouts wish to thank many people, including those involved with the tests for their help and guidance in the planning stages, the emergency services for their support over the past 40 years of the display, the many volunteers from Enfield Scouts past and present who made it happen, and of course the thousands of people who bought tickets.”

Mr Way said while they had sought the advice of the council and emergency services, the decision to cancel had been made solely by the scouts.