On 12 Oct, 21:57, "john hamilton" wrote:
A neighbour has recently had a lot of shrubs and laurel cut down. The
intention is to burn it.

Not wishing to buy a dustbin incinerator for what would be a kind of one off
job, does anyone have any ideas on how to make a simple kind
incinerator/grill (the basic idea i suppose is to get the air in underneath)
thing to make the bonfire burn better.

He has some spare concrete paving bricks as a starter. *Any suggestions?

Far too valuable to burn. What you need is a decent shredder. The
dhipped branches and leaves make a wonderful compost or anti-weed
mulch.

I have completely given up on bonfires. The people round here like a
challenge, they light their bonfires in the rain, or even better, the
snow.

If you must burn it. Start the fire adjacent to your woodpile and move
the stuff over on to the fire That way any hibernating animals don't
get incinerated.