On Sun, 27 May 2012 16:57:47 +0100, Janet wrote:

That way, from the start all the fire works are together in one place
under your control; you can sort them in advance (in daylight), arrange
how you are going to light/display each kind and not get surprised by
laddish Dads with SAS flash-bang fantasies.

Very wise advice. The other thing to consider is the dreaded "I"
word, insurance. If this is a "public street party" ie open for
anyone who happens to be passing then it could get very expensive if
somebody hurts themselves and not just from a firework. Making it a
"private" party means you can put a disclaimer in the T&Cs of
admission but you will have to ensure that there is some proceedure
to deal with gate crashers and have some reasonably reliable way of
detecting them.

As for the sale of fireworks the retail sale is now effectively
restricted by the requirement to have a licence outside the periods:

* the first day of the Chinese New Year and the three days
immediately
preceding it
* on the day of Diwali and the three days immediately preceding it
* during the period beginning 15 October and ending on 10 November
* during the period beginning 26 December and ending on 31 December.

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Cheers
Dave.