"David WE Roberts" wrote in message
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Well OT but Google isn't being my friend.

Does anyone know if the sheds/supermarkets/whatever will be stocking
fireworks for the Jubilee celebrations?
I have (rather stupidly) offered to co-ordinate an 'everyone bring a
firework and we'll put on a show' thing for the end of our street party.
However if everyone has to go miles to a specialist firework shop this
doesn't sound as sensible as buying whatever you fancy at the local shops.


Hah - wrong group!
Not doing my best today - X-post to uk.d-i-y

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"David WE Roberts" wrote in message
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"David WE Roberts" wrote in message
...
Well OT but Google isn't being my friend.

Does anyone know if the sheds/supermarkets/whatever will be stocking
fireworks for the Jubilee celebrations?
I have (rather stupidly) offered to co-ordinate an 'everyone bring a
firework and we'll put on a show' thing for the end of our street party.
However if everyone has to go miles to a specialist firework shop this
doesn't sound as sensible as buying whatever you fancy at the local
shops.


Hah - wrong group!
Not doing my best today - X-post to uk.d-i-y

Might be the wrong group but here's an answer for you. There was, maybe
still is, a firework shop on the corner of Heath Rd and Foxhall Rd in
Ipswich. Haven't been that way for over a year but it might be worth
checking out.

--
Kathy

On Sun, 27 May 2012 00:06:07 +0100, "Kathy" wrote:

"David WE Roberts" wrote in message
...

"David WE Roberts" wrote in message
...
Well OT but Google isn't being my friend.

Does anyone know if the sheds/supermarkets/whatever will be stocking
fireworks for the Jubilee celebrations?
I have (rather stupidly) offered to co-ordinate an 'everyone bring a
firework and we'll put on a show' thing for the end of our street party.
However if everyone has to go miles to a specialist firework shop this
doesn't sound as sensible as buying whatever you fancy at the local
shops.


Hah - wrong group!
Not doing my best today - X-post to uk.d-i-y

Might be the wrong group but here's an answer for you. There was, maybe
still is, a firework shop on the corner of Heath Rd and Foxhall Rd in
Ipswich. Haven't been that way for over a year but it might be worth
checking out.

Fireworks (explosives) are, in a suburban environment, a total
nuisance, especially when deployed after dark, and should be banned,
unless as part of a professionally organised display well away from
dwellings.

OK - I used to make my own fireworks, as well as buy the odd selection
box, but I have grown up since then.

--
Frank Erskine

On Sun, 27 May 2012 00:39:54 +0100, Frank Erskine
wrote:

On Sun, 27 May 2012 00:06:07 +0100, "Kathy" wrote:

"David WE Roberts" wrote in message
...

"David WE Roberts" wrote in message
...
Well OT but Google isn't being my friend.

Does anyone know if the sheds/supermarkets/whatever will be stocking
fireworks for the Jubilee celebrations?
I have (rather stupidly) offered to co-ordinate an 'everyone bring a
firework and we'll put on a show' thing for the end of our street party.
However if everyone has to go miles to a specialist firework shop this
doesn't sound as sensible as buying whatever you fancy at the local
shops.


Hah - wrong group!
Not doing my best today - X-post to uk.d-i-y

Might be the wrong group but here's an answer for you. There was, maybe
still is, a firework shop on the corner of Heath Rd and Foxhall Rd in
Ipswich. Haven't been that way for over a year but it might be worth
checking out.

Fireworks (explosives) are, in a suburban environment, a total
nuisance, especially when deployed after dark, and should be banned,
unless as part of a professionally organised display well away from
dwellings.

OK - I used to make my own fireworks, as well as buy the odd selection
box, but I have grown up since then.

I would imagine any attempt to buy such terrible explosives like
saltpetre these days would see One whisked out of school and into a
high security terrorist cell.

HN

On May 26, 9:28*am, "David WE Roberts" wrote:
"David WE Roberts" wrote in ...

Well OT but Google isn't being my friend.

Does anyone know if the sheds/supermarkets/whatever will be stocking
fireworks for the Jubilee celebrations?
I have (rather stupidly) offered to co-ordinate an 'everyone bring a
firework and we'll put on a show' thing for the end of our street party..
However if everyone has to go miles to a specialist firework shop this
doesn't sound as sensible as buying whatever you fancy at the local shops.

Hah - wrong group!
Not doing my best today - X-post to uk.d-i-y

--
No plan survives contact with the enemy.
[Not even bunny]

Helmuth von Moltke the Elder

(\__/)
(='.'=)
(")_(")

Do a web search for "party shop" or "party supplies" and your
location.

Chris

"Kathy" wrote in message
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"David WE Roberts" wrote in message
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"David WE Roberts" wrote in message
...
Well OT but Google isn't being my friend.

Does anyone know if the sheds/supermarkets/whatever will be stocking
fireworks for the Jubilee celebrations?
I have (rather stupidly) offered to co-ordinate an 'everyone bring a
firework and we'll put on a show' thing for the end of our street party.
However if everyone has to go miles to a specialist firework shop this
doesn't sound as sensible as buying whatever you fancy at the local
shops.


Hah - wrong group!
Not doing my best today - X-post to uk.d-i-y

Might be the wrong group but here's an answer for you. There was, maybe
still is, a firework shop on the corner of Heath Rd and Foxhall Rd in
Ipswich. Haven't been that way for over a year but it might be worth
checking out.


Thanks Kathy and Chris - the point is the 'everyone bring a firework' part.
The committee decided that it didn't want to go round asking everyone for
even more money so one person could go and buy fireworks (quite reasonable
in my view).
The idea was that people could 'impulse buy' a couple of fireworks whilst
doing their normal shopping and there was no pressure to contribute if you
didn't want to.
, nor on the amount you spent.

We really don't want people to have to travel to Ipswich specially to buy
one or two fireworks, either.
Spoils the whole point of the idea.

So it looks like we probably won't be doing it.

Oh, and yes, the firework shop is still going strong :-)

--
No plan survives contact with the enemy.
[Not even bunny]

Helmuth von Moltke the Elder

(\__/)
(='.'=)
(")_(")

On 27/05/2012 09:53, David WE Roberts wrote:

"Kathy" wrote in message
...
"David WE Roberts" wrote in message
...

"David WE Roberts" wrote in message
...
Well OT but Google isn't being my friend.

Does anyone know if the sheds/supermarkets/whatever will be stocking
fireworks for the Jubilee celebrations?
I have (rather stupidly) offered to co-ordinate an 'everyone bring a
firework and we'll put on a show' thing for the end of our street
party.
However if everyone has to go miles to a specialist firework shop
this doesn't sound as sensible as buying whatever you fancy at the
local shops.


Hah - wrong group!
Not doing my best today - X-post to uk.d-i-y

Might be the wrong group but here's an answer for you. There was,
maybe still is, a firework shop on the corner of Heath Rd and Foxhall
Rd in Ipswich. Haven't been that way for over a year but it might be
worth checking out.


Thanks Kathy and Chris - the point is the 'everyone bring a firework' part.
The committee decided that it didn't want to go round asking everyone
for even more money so one person could go and buy fireworks (quite
reasonable in my view).
The idea was that people could 'impulse buy' a couple of fireworks
whilst doing their normal shopping and there was no pressure to
contribute if you didn't want to.
, nor on the amount you spent.

I haven't actually seen any fireworks on sale in any of my usual haunts
that stock them for bonfire night apart from dedicated fireworks shops.

Mortars and big rockets got vetoed after we realised there was young
stock in nearby fields that people would be walking home through! They
are frisky enough already at this time of year without winding them up..

We really don't want people to have to travel to Ipswich specially to
buy one or two fireworks, either.
Spoils the whole point of the idea.

So it looks like we probably won't be doing it.

Oh, and yes, the firework shop is still going strong :-)

Most cities can support one and it is just a case of finding it.

Anyone handling pyrotechnics on the night should remain sober until
after the display is completed. Fireworks can be very unforgiving if
they malfunction and you need your wits about you. Remember that even
sparklers burn very hot and spent ones should be quenched in a bucket of
water to avoid burns when someone grabs one that has recently gone out
by the wrong end. No longer glowing red hot does not mean cold.

--
Regards,
Martin Brown

In article ,
says...

Thanks Kathy and Chris - the point is the 'everyone bring a firework' part.
The committee decided that it didn't want to go round asking everyone for
even more money so one person could go and buy fireworks (quite reasonable
in my view).
The idea was that people could 'impulse buy' a couple of fireworks whilst
doing their normal shopping and there was no pressure to contribute if you
didn't want to.

Long ago we used to organise community bonfire and fireworks parties and
found it was better and safer for one person to be responsible for the
selection, type and purchase of ALL the fireworks.
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.

Janet.

In uk.rec.gardening Janet wrote:
Long ago we used to organise community bonfire and fireworks parties and
found it was better and safer for one person to be responsible for the
selection, type and purchase of ALL the fireworks.
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.

A friend has been running her own quite impressive firework party every
year, where everyone brings one 'big' firework and they are all collected
together in one room (away from the kids), then the 'one responsible person'
(her husband) sorts them out, organises, preps and then does the lighting.
No-one else goes near them (and the garden is long enough that a safe distance
is quite easy). As far as I know (touch wood, etc) there has never been
an accident or incident of any kind

On Sat, 26 May 2012 18:46:04 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

Do a web search for "party shop" or "party supplies" and your
location.

I've no doubt there are plenty of Chinese suppliers, too.
Even though fireworks are actually banned in Ireland, the amount of
them that get smuggled in for the Halloween bash surprises me every
year.

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.

--
Cheers
Dave.

On 28/05/2012 18:13, Dave Liquorice wrote:
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.

So... if your New Year's fireworks go past midnight you are breaking the
law? Surely the govt. wouldn't be that silly :P

Andy

Andy Champ wrote:
On 28/05/2012 18:13, Dave Liquorice wrote:
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.

So... if your New Year's fireworks go past midnight you are breaking the
law? Surely the govt. wouldn't be that silly :P

It isn't. Your fireworks party can continue until 01:00 on the 1st of
January. You're only breaking the law if you sell them after midnight.

On any other date, they are only legal up to 23:00.

http://www.fireworks.co.uk/buy/law.html


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Tciao for Now!

John.

Dave Liquorice wrote:

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.

Well the licences hardly seem impossible to obtain, there's been a
fireworks shop here for years, open all-year round ...

http://fireworksltd.com/

In article ,
Andy Champ wrote:
On 28/05/2012 18:13, Dave Liquorice wrote:
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.

So... if your New Year's fireworks go past midnight you are breaking the
law? Surely the govt. wouldn't be that silly :P

"Sale of" - not "use of"

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From KT24

Using a RISC OS computer running v5.18

On Mon, 28 May 2012 20:49:10 +0100, Andy Burns wrote:

Well the licences hardly seem impossible to obtain, there's been a
fireworks shop here for years, open all-year round ...

They aren't that difficult providing you can comply with the various
legislation revolving around the storage of explosives etc. But they
don't come cheap one council web site was asking £500/year. You'd
have to be pretty sure of your profits to fork out that much just for
the licence let alone all the explosives compliance stuff.

--
Cheers
Dave.

On May 27, 12:39*am, Frank Erskine
wrote:
On Sun, 27 May 2012 00:06:07 +0100, "Kathy" wrote:
"David WE Roberts" wrote in message
...

"David WE Roberts" wrote in message
...
Well OT but Google isn't being my friend.

Does anyone know if the sheds/supermarkets/whatever will be stocking
fireworks for the Jubilee celebrations?
I have (rather stupidly) offered to co-ordinate an 'everyone bring a
firework and we'll put on a show' thing for the end of our street party.
However if everyone has to go miles to a specialist firework shop this
doesn't sound as sensible as buying whatever you fancy at the local
shops.

Hah - wrong group!
Not doing my best today - X-post to uk.d-i-y

Might be the wrong group but here's an answer for you. *There was, maybe
still is, a firework shop on the corner of Heath Rd and Foxhall Rd in
Ipswich. *Haven't been that way for over a year but it might be worth
checking out.

Fireworks (explosives) are, in a suburban environment, a total
nuisance, especially when deployed after dark, and should be banned,
unless as part of a professionally organised display well away from
dwellings.

Get over yourself.

MBQ