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Did anyone go to see some fireworks or did you do them at home I did them at home myself as my youngest doesn't like the loud bang so I got some quiet skies from Aldi for £10 They weren't the best but perfect for my little one

Leannexxx
2 weeks ago
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DeBunny

We went to a fairly local free display at the weekend and it was amazing.

Best display I've even been to and that's a statement. Not only were there a decent amount of them it was timed to music and in different sets. We made a small donation on the gate but I did go home and give a much bigger one when I got back.

I don't agree much with fireworks due to the trauma they can cause but if people are sensible and stick to a few nights, even reduce the noise of them, as we know it can be done, then they are beautiful to watch and something really special.

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Leannexxx

DeBunny oh I would love to see something like that shame really because the council has stopped a lot of displays in my area

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janphoenix51

DeBunny....That sounds really nice, I love to see the beautiful displays in the sky but not the loud bangs.

It was nice that the prices for attending that event weren't over inflated & you were allowed to give what you wanted.

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suevernon1968

I never bother with them personally. Because of the noise I stay home as my cats freak out at the noise. To this day I can’t see why the noise is necessary.

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Leannexxx

suevernon1968 I agree I don't understand why they have to be so loud

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janphoenix51

My service user is terrified of the loud bangs, after going out for her usual Tuesday meal with her Support Workers & housemate she hurried quickly it the house, me by her side with my arm around her re assuring her, she couldn't get in the house quick enough!

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suevernon1968

The noise of the fireworks by me only stopped about half an hour ago. It will take my cats a good couple of hours to calm down. For years people have said why do we have to have the noise and nothing ever seems to be done.

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kitty88uk

suevernon1968 sorry about your cats 🐈 and hope they are okay

Pfft hate fireworks 🎆 yeah they are nice to look at but it went on for hours it does every year! From damn 5 all the way to 11 I think it’s non stop! There are some people who even start them again around 1 and can go on until damn 3am! Though it didn’t last night

Hate the ones that create a humongous loud bang as it makes me jump so much and stomach sinks that’s how loud they get

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suevernon1968

kitty88uk apparently the ‘law’ states fireworks must stop at 11pm - makes me wonder about new years eve.

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Leannexxx

suevernon1968 really I think that's displayed ones don't think it applies at home I could be wrong tho

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Leannexxx

Leannexxx I am wrong lol it's 11pm 1am for new years

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kitty88uk

suevernon1968 is that so, not that those stupid people will even listen and stop at 11pm pfft

Why even bother wasting so much money setting fireworks off? Don’t see the fun in it and causes the sky to be all tidy all night and next day

Yesterday the smell still lingered all day

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suevernon1968

Leannexxx but its almost an unenforceable law isnt it.

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Leannexxx

suevernon1968 yup like most of them the government put in place 😂

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kitty88uk

Leannexxx ah is that so, thanks for sharing the information not that anything can be done about it lol

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suevernon1968

kitty88uk the fact that the shops have to sell as many as they can in a relatively short period of time i find that the smaller shops don’t seem to be as strict with the minimum age of the sale of fireworks.

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kitty88uk

suevernon1968 is that so, well there were fireworks going off last night past 11pm but thank goodness they were not loud as they were set off at a far distance but could still hear them

On 5th they were too loud by someone opposite side of us

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JLouM

No but dad had bonfire 🔥. The neighbourhood in years past used to completely light the sky there were so many fireworks. This year I only saw … 3! What’s happened?

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SebK84

JLouM Cost of living crisis, even though inflation dropped prices still rising and with the new gov we should prepare for the worst.

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Jackscot

I have some sad news about fireworks last night. One of our cats had a firework thrown at him due to the injuries we had to have him put to sleep

R.I.P Mario ♥️

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TheChimp

Jackscot Oh dear, poor Mario 😢 Sorry for your loss.

Unfortunately there are a lot of morons out there that get overexcited and spoil everything

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Leannexxx

Jackscot oh my god that's awful so sorry for your loss

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suevernon1968

Jackscot what heartbreak you must be going through. My thoughts are with you. I would like to find the people that did this and throw fireworks at them

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JLouM

Jackscot Oh that’s so horrible. So sorry for your loss.

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RegularComper91

Jackscot So sorry to hear that. 😥

There certainly needs to be tighter resitrictions on the sale of fireworks. They are after all dangerous explosives. Unfortunately, too many irresponsible people are able to get hold of them - in order to buy them, you just need to be aged 18 or over and that's it. I also think shops shouldn't be allowed to sell them so far in advance, say no more than a week before bonfire night. They are also way too loud these days.

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Jackscot

TheChimp, thank you

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Jackscot

Leannexxx, thank you

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KateGriff169

I haven’t been to see fireworks for a long time. My local park/council this year haven’t or aren’t doing any, they’re doing a light show instead

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martinlufc5637

Well it's been fireworks everyday for over a week, fed up of them to be honest, my youngest only like sparklers so that's all we bought this year

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LL81

I didn’t go to any display, but also couldn’t believe how many days they went on for. Plus they seemed to be extra loud this year.

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Jerseydrew

LL81 we were watching the Liverpool game last night and they seemed to go on for so long during the game

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Jerseydrew

Not been in years. Mine hated them when younger and not fussed as a teenager. I can live without fireworks cos the noise stresses so many others out

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jms19

I didn’t go to any displays but i’m lucky in that where i live i get to see a lot so haven’t missed out

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Jackscot

JLouM thank you

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Jackscot

RegularComper91, thank you

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hspexy

Watched some in my local neighbourhood. It was a good vibe for families with kids

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xKJG93

My elderly neighbour had a stray firework in her back garden destroyed her back door. We know it was a stray one because no one has access or can get to the back as it’s a padlocked gated access Image

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Leannexxx

xKJG93 oh that's bad 😲

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xKJG93

Leannexxx council have been to her and they reckon it’s a deliberate fire but not sure how as no one can get access to her back door 🤷‍♂️

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Pjran

We certainly had less fireworks being lit around us this year. I didn’t miss them.

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Mango4

Very quiet around our area this year, still some going off but not as many as usual and not that many big displays this year around our area.

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eyeballkerry

I didn’t go to any displays this year but they are still going on this weekend. My son is going to a display tomorrow night. I did get my children indoor ones once, they were not the best.

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