Brian May's Flower Fight: Council vs. Rocker

0:00Queen guitarist Brian Maye turned heads last year by donating 3,000 daffodil bulbs to brighten up the church green in his quiet English, village of Elsted. Locals loved it and he kept everyone posted online as the flowers bloomed into a hit display. Building on that buzz, May wanted to go bigger this spring by planting even more across the main village green. But the local parish council shut it down over safety worries, saying the flowers might block traffic sidelines and may crossing trickier. May fire back online to his 3.6 million followers, calling the logic week since the short 18-inch stalks wouldn't block views any. Worse than park cars or even a 7-foot ice cream van that parks there regularly, he reluctantly canceled the whole order. Some villagers are backing him hard, praising last year's success and side-eying the council's call. It's a small spet, but it shows how even simple community ideas can hit roadblocks. Meanwhile, the 78-year-old rocker is dealing with bigger stuff, like bouncing back from

1:02a minor stroke last September that zapped his arm. Control for a bit, he's playing guitar again now and putting US tours on hold, citing safety issues there. May is still pushing forward on his terms. This has been Canada News Today, powered by AI, I'm Corey with The Story.