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Quote: Originally posted by tykey on 30/9/2008

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I wrote to my MP about limiting fireworks to official displays on Nov 5th. He sent it on to the appropriate Minister who said NO. The government think it will spoil the fun of too many people!!!
He advised me to contact the community bobby if it's too bad, which I did, but he never bothered to call back. No surprise there, then

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This is the sort of thing that if it was put to a National Referendum, our out of touch and out of date government would get the shock of their tiny and narrow minded lives.

The world has moved on a bit since gunpowder was invented. Being cruel to animals for the entertainment of humans is no longer politically correct. Everyone but the politicians know that.

Quote: Originally posted by Andy R on 30/9/2008

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Aren't fireworks banned in Northern Ireland?

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They were for years, then about 10 years ago they were deemed legal. But because there were at least 2 generations of people who had grown up without them (myself included), there was an obvious rush to use our new found fireworks freedom. Unfortunately quite a few abused it as well.

So for 5 years now we have a half way house - they're legal, but you have to apply for a licence to set them off. The licence costs £30. And it does work, the number of homes setting off fireworks in ordinary areas has reduced drastically.

I saw in the Caravan Club mag that they have clearly stated that fireworks are not allowed on Club sites unless there is an organised display which I would have thought was a pretty rare event!

David

Yet Tykey, Some folks purposely head for those dark areas so that their fireworks look better against the darkened sky.

If I were you, I would be heading for an area that is heavily forested.

Even some of our morons would not be daft enough to set off fireworks in a forest.

Quote: Originally posted by arthurdent on 02/10/2008

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Quote: Originally posted by Andy R on 30/9/2008

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Aren't fireworks banned in Northern Ireland?

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They were for years, then about 10 years ago they were deemed legal. But because there were at least 2 generations of people who had grown up without them (myself included), there was an obvious rush to use our new found fireworks freedom. Unfortunately quite a few abused it as well.

So for 5 years now we have a half way house - they're legal, but you have to apply for a licence to set them off. The licence costs £30. And it does work, the number of homes setting off fireworks in ordinary areas has reduced drastically.

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Excellent compromise and something UK government should be encouraging.

On an other note - we were coming back from honeymoon, flying into Heathrow, on bonfire night quite a few years ago. We had been invited into the cockpit just before we were coming in to land. The sight of all the bonfires and fireworks was wonderfull from up high and so far away form all the bangs.

If you are ever in Kendal on 5th Nov there is an excellent organised diplay at the Castle. It's on every year and last about a half hour so everyone with pets and beasts knows it's on and is warned. Must say apart from this I am not much of a fan of fireworks - especially at midnight on new years eve/day every year directly across the road in the hotel garden and jsut down the road at the other village pub.