What do you think about this?

Wow! Just wow!

True Sooze58!

Even parliament is suspended until after the funeral

I know what I think - events should not be cancelled - but none of us have the faintest clue what the queen herself would have thought.

Showing respect at a stadium with a minute’s silence and a hymn in honour of the new king, what could be nicer?People coming together and celebrating a life is good for the soul.

Yes, it's a time of mourning for the UK and the world but yes events such as these should have been allowed to carry on for sure as it's raising money for a charity.

Nice that there is a day off for the funeral itself to watch for those who work though.

Nainijo

Football is cancelled mainly as a safety aspect. The police don’t have the manpower to support matches and fans, as well as supporting the funeral

That’s correct, Nainijo. Officers from every area are being seconded to London to help with operations there. They need 10,000 police officers a day for the duration. None of the events and gatherings we’re seeing on TV are running themselves, they need trained personnel to ensure they take place safely. One of my family members in the police force is going to have to go down for 10 days. The funeral itself is going to be the biggest public event ever seen in this country, with heads of state and dignitaries from just about every country in the world. It’s a massive security headache. If all goes well - and let’s all pray it does - it’ll be thanks to all the people quietly working their socks off, often behind the scenes, to ensure it does.

And surely we’re all aware by now that our emergency services are stretched to breaking point at the best of times. Take away a significant number of personnel from every area and there’s nobody left to go to sporting events or other gatherings.

I should imagine the same thing is happening with the other emergency services and organisations like St John’s Ambulance? They’ll surely be needed. We’ve all seen the crowds.

Organisers can decide whether to carry on with any event. Some will probably choose to cancel because they feel it’s the respectful thing to do, some seem to be going way over the top. But many organisers will choose not to go ahead because they know that if anything goes wrong, the usual agencies won’t be there to help out, and the responsibility for public safety will be all theirs.

Maggiemaybe absolutely agree with you. If I still lived in the UK, I’m sure I wouldn’t object to the temporary cancellations, particularly of sporting events.

My original post was about an event taking place today not next week. All the arrangements were in place for the organisers and the participants.

I had a sporting bet on, found it odd that my stake had been returned. When I checked the event had been cancelled because the Queen died. Very odd imo. I didn't know she had intended be in the crowd for a boxing match ??‍♀️

Our church fete will go ahead this afternoon alongside the infant Thames and will be preceded by a 2 minute silence. I don’t find it disrespectful to continue to raise much needed funds to upkeep our ancient church. As head of the C of E I’m sure Her Late Majesty would have approved this decision

Agree too total kneejerk reaction swayed probably by what they think is expected rather than consideration to the knock on effects of cancellation.

Galaxy

I am not in mourning.

Neither am I .

Maggiemaybe ALL football is cancelled even grass roots where we do not have police presence. We are all volunteers. The Queen was our patron and games at all levels have been postponed as a consequence.

I know. My family has always been involved in grassroots sport as volunteers.

Two Under 10 managers, one Under 6 manager and a referee stood down this weekend. As I said, the lack of a police presence isn’t the only reason why activities have been cancelled.