Guy Fawkes Night 2011

Councillor Veronica Ward, Cabinet Member for Culture, Leisure and Sport at Southwark Council, said: "There is absolutely no truth in the claim that we want to rename Guy Fawkes Night.

"The facts of the matter are that we are currently consulting locally to see if people want a traditional fireworks display in the south of the borough. A decision on whether this goes ahead will be entirely up to them.

"Finally, the council will not be holding an event called 'The Colour Thief'. This was an earlier proposed theme - not agreed council policy - for a community event but has since been dropped."