Fireworks

I love fireworks and though I know they are a "waste of money" and not good for the environment they are still uplifting and beautiful.. something special and magical as autumn closes in.

I would hate them to only be available at displays as I like to choose and light them myself - with family.

I have always had an interest in the rather florid names of fireworks and you never get to find this out in a public display.
You will also never have the opportunity to mix and match if someone else is choosing the running order.
We have had so much fun setting them off in our own space/a friend's garden. The children always got to choose one each from the fireworks workshop and we always had more blues than most (as many as we could afford anyway).

I would not want to stop these small pleasures being available to future generations.

So it's a no from me.

I would be happy to see the dates you can set them off restricted though as it seems everyone and his mate sets fireworks off for any old reason these days.

You can get your ashes made into a firework.

One last way of annoying the neighbours.

I don't see how you can make asked into a firework to be honest.
7 - 8lbs is a lot of balast. I expect the ashes are simply mixed in with a load of explosives and would come clattering to earth all over our neighbourhood!

Sounds horrible MissA

As a family it is one of the traditions that we keep up every year.

Have done since I was a child. Short break with covid.

So tomorrow, it is the chimnera and roasting marshmallows.

It is tray baked sausages, sticky chicken, squash, red onion, mushrooms and broccoli

Sticky toffee pudding and ice cream

Non-alcoholic punch - hot spiced apple

And then we all pile out into the garden for the fireworks.

The GSs are 22 and 18 and bring their girls friends now. But they are still happy to turn up🙂

All that has changed over the years is the menu and bonfire.

The dogs join in - well usually doze by the fire. Our dog used to be frightened and was molly coddled by the other dogs and now he happily does his own thing.

I reckon they just use a tiny bit of the ashes, ground into a powder.

I love Fireworks and don't even mind them going off before Bonfire Night because I'm deaf I love watching them so spectacular. Annoyingly our local Council one isn't happening for no particular reason that I can see so I shall have to watch another. I haven't been to London or other big cities to see the New Year's ones as I am usually in bed fast asleep before midnight New Year's Eve.

Have just googled this ashes/fireworks thing. Mostly you only get to send 200g for £300.
If you want more ashes "dispersed" in this way you are supposed to send them in the correct weight multiples for the fireworks which you can do yourself or "ask your undertaker"!

heavenlystarsfireworks.com/product-category/self-fire-fireworks/

Whitewavemark2 this could be us.
Have a lovely evening. 😍

I am another one who loves Fireworks 💥⚡️

We seem to constantly have fireworks around here. Diwali, Eid, Bonfire night. A lot of our Asian neighbours have them going off for weddings, other festivals etc.

They are banned here unless run by large organisations because we are a nanny state and some ickle person might get hurt. We are not grown up enough to be trusted yet.

I would ban the sale of them to the public completely. Every year they cause untold misery to countless animals, not to mention the distress they cause to many people too, such as PTSD sufferers and many who are on the autistic spectrum. Complete and utter waste of money, bad for the environment etc too - I could go on and on. I find it ludicrous that we have so many health and safety laws in place for so many things now, but still some people seem to find it acceptable to sell explosives to any old Tom, Dick or Harry. If it was just one night, it would almost be tolerable, but it goes on for weeks.

My dogs are petrified of fireworks. I'd be happy if it was just displays. I wouldn't even mind if it was just the one night.

I also love fireworks. Been to the Alton Towers displays many times.

But I'd prefer we just had them on November 5th in private gardens

I like fireworks. Spent weeks as a kid getting wood for our bonfire and guy making. Always took DD to an organised display and these days I watch the display from my bedroom window.

I love fireworks too. But... they really don't have to be so loud, and I do think the size of those sold to the public should be restricted. I'd hate to see it reduced just to organised displays. My grandson with autism really enjoys watching them for a few minutes. He'd be totally unable to cope with an organised display, both on account of the noise levels and the crowds. I know it wouldn't be the end of the world, but given he misses out on so much, this would be just one more pleasure he'd be denied.

Did you know you can get indoor fireworks?
Obviously only small pretty little ones, so I wonder if he would like those?
As well as, not instead of the usual kind.

I didn't realise they still make them! I remember having some back in ancient history when I had chicken pox as a child. Thanks MissAdventure I shall investigate for next year , probably too late for this year, but I'll try. And that's exactly the type he likes. The golden rain type still thrills him!

In Scotland the sale of fireworks is banned to under 18s and you are charged if you buy them for under 18s. I would ban selling them to the public completely. I'm sure there are responsible users, unfortunately there are far too many idiots who let them off late at night and for days before and after Guy Fawkes. People can see (and hear) them at public displays.

All sales of fireworks should be banned to individuals. You should have to apply for licence. And those fireworks which are designed to make maximum noise, rather than colour/style effet, should be banned totally. When it used to be 1 or 2 nights around beg. of November, it was not too bad. but now it goes on for days, weeks, months even. Just awful, for people, pets, wildlife and birds.

I cannot understand people letting them off during the day.

www.ukfr.com/indoor-fireworks
Just for info.

My daughter had some last year from a supermarket. She saved them for Christmas.
They had a lot of "wormy/erupting" types we thought. And not a very nice smell.

we have fireworks going off all year, i live in an area with a lot of chinese students, they seem to have them for birthdays and anything else the celebrate, i don't mind the lighting up the sky. more than 20 years ago my husband would buy several boxes and send them out with the order going to there irish office/depot as they could not buy them there.

Suddenly not sure if it was a supermarket or maybe a toy shop Rosie, it was an actual shop though rather than online.

I like to see fireworks but aren’t keen on being outside where they are. Having said that we are going to see the Madeira fireworks this new year.
My brother got a firework in his eye when he was about 4 year old it was in the the days when there were a lot of accidents.
I crashed my car on bonfire night when a huge firework made me jump.
We never buy them to set off just watch from the window at a distance.