Fireworks / Bonfire night

peanut · 04-11-2023, 11:28

There seems to be more and more articles now about resigning bonfire night to just fizzle out.

It does hold a bit of weight. Should it be just organised displays only? Or let people hold their own which can be a week before and week after the 5th depending on what day it falls on.

I've noticed it has died down a lot, cost of living etc. Then there's now fireworks that are sold as silent for wildlife and pets etc. Is this the change of how things are now? To me fireworks are all about the big bangs but it does feel like it's a dying out spectacle.

I'm happy for it to be just be an organised displays but I remember buying them on the way to school and the fun we had with them and penny for the guy etc. But times have changed a lot since.

Jaymoss · 04-11-2023, 12:15

The sale of Fireworks to the public in my opinion should be banned because people take the mick nowadays and spread it over 2 months.

Had 10 years of hell over November and December with my dog being terrified and once the season started he would go into panic every night whether there were bangs or not. Horrid time. He is pretty much deaf now and hardly notices shame he had to get old to be able to stay settled

Ms NTL · 04-11-2023, 12:56

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Originally Posted by Jaymoss

The sale of Fireworks to the public in my opinion should be banned because people take the mick nowadays and spread it over 2 months.

Had 10 years of hell over November and December with my dog being terrified and once the season started he would go into panic every night whether there were bangs or not. Horrid time. He is pretty much deaf now and hardly notices shame he had to get old to be able to stay settled

my scared cat is on top of me for several weeks.......

Taf · 04-11-2023, 13:21

We have had the usual post-dusk and midnight fireworks for a couple of weeks now. Our cats have learned that this time of year it's best to stay indoors after dark. Next doors' yappy dogs haven't.

denphone · 04-11-2023, 14:24

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We have had the usual post-dusk and midnight fireworks for a couple of weeks now. Our cats have learned that this time of year it's best to stay indoors after dark. Next doors' yappy dogs haven't.

Strangly the usual build up of firework noise up to Bonfire Night has not happened this year in our area.

**Paul** · 04-11-2023, 18:31

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Originally Posted by Jaymoss

..because people take the mick nowadays and spread it over 2 months.

Maybe you need to move to a better area, they sure as hell dont spread over 2 months here.

Still, lets spoil it for everyone because there are a few morons.

I bought my own and we had a family party with them for 30+ years.
Now my kids are all grown up, and I'm a little too old for all the preperation and bending required.

Jaymoss · 04-11-2023, 18:43

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Maybe you need to move to a better area, they sure as hell dont spread over 2 months here.

Still, lets spoil it for everyone because there are a few morons.

I bought my own and we had a family party with them for 30+ years.
Now my kids are all grown up, and I'm a little too old for all the preperation and bending required.

If it was just the weekend of Bonfire Night, Diwala and New Years Eve it would be ok but it simply isn't anymore. When I was younger it was always the weekend and when my daughter was little we went to an organized display with a fair

I do live on a council estate in an old mining town and do not have the resources to move unfortunately as a single man the council would dump me in a little box

Tinky · 05-11-2023, 09:58

Many years ago we used to build a bonfire at the end of our street, we spent days collecting wood etc which rival 'gangs' used to try and steal from us. Didn't harm the road which was cobbled, often the fire brigade was called to put it out, but it was great fun. Few of us could afford to buy fireworks back then.

Inactive Digital · 05-11-2023, 10:10

There have definitely been fewer in our so far area this year. Even last night there weren't that many, though I'm sure tonight will be different. Maybe it's a combination of cost of living, shops not making such a fuss of it and the 5th being on a weekend, rather than midweek.

Our dog doesn't react well either. He's not been as scared as when he was a pup last year (a firework went off right above us when I was trying to sneak in a quick toilet break). But our local organised big display is always a week later, so we still have that one to get through and we literally live across the road from it, so it'll be full blast EDM to hide the bangs!

Taf · 05-11-2023, 10:32

The show at the castle went ahead, despite it raining at the same time. We could hear the BOOMS! and the eerie coloured glows, but all the airbursts were hidden in cloud.

A couple of local set theirs off during a lull in the poor weather after 11pm.

peanut · 05-11-2023, 10:58

I expected a lot more going on last night but was really quiet - 2 or 3 bangs was we heard. Maybe as it's on a weekend night it'll all be tonight.

**Paul** · 06-11-2023, 02:31

I went to a display in Mansfield, it was good, and loud.
My grandaughter isnt a fan though, she doesnt like loud bangs in general (whatever the cause).

Dude111 · 06-11-2023, 04:28

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Maybe you need to move to a better area, they sure as hell dont spread over 2 months here.

No mate they spend the littliest time!!

Halcyon · 06-11-2023, 09:08

I do love a good fireworks display but any real big fireworks should really be kept to professional displays.
My kids love doing sparklers in the garden.

peanut · 06-11-2023, 09:17

It was noticeably quieter this year where I live. A few went off around 7pm, but then really nothing at all after that. A big difference from the last and previous years.