Issue 36

Back Issues

Main items are:

• Control of Fireworks Bill: What was the likelihood of its becoming law, or spawning other legislation?
• On the Dartford Marshes: The Joseph Wells firework factory remains. And will continue to do so. What should we do?
• Will the Western World Ever Manufacture Large-scale Fireworks Again?: Jack Drewes considers
• The Safety/Danger Equation: Lou Nadin weighs up the odds
• Vietnamese Tet: J Larry Mattingly was there
• Antipodean Jottings: Barry Sturman considers the new Australian firework standard
• Obituaries: Wilf Wells remembered by John Deeker
• Regulation and Sub-legislation: Tom Smith reports
• Letter from America: Our US correspondent has news of recent events across the water
• Internet Round-up: from Paul Tierney
• Big Bang Reviewed: Chris Pearce provides the review
• News from the Trade Bodies: British Pyrotechnists’ Association and the Explosives Industry Group
• Going Dutch: with Rob Driessen
• Those Amazing Fireshows: Walk the Plank, Emergency Exit etc.: Liz Pugh has a colourfully illustrated account
• Directory: the largest ever
• Trade News: the last one
• For the Love of Bangers: Nick Sampford describes a love affair with the fiery beasts
• Morris Lawrence, Pyrotechnist: Jenny McKay remembers her great great great grandfather and the ignominious end to his firework manufactory
• Remembering the Fifth: Elizabeth Jennings’ evocative poem
• Euro Summit Display for Queen and PM: Andrew Fielder fired it – and writes about it
• Insuring Firework Displays: Vital advice for the firer
• Woolwich Arsenal: Geoff Caldwell recalls the days when the Arsenal produced fireworks

and…

• Double helping of colour pages – more nostalgia: Pictures: Standard display board, poster, boxes, beautiful colour ad
• Fireship and Cardiff Castle display in colour
• Silver Rain – Widenmann print
• Delightful 1916 cartoon
• Letters
• Round-up
• Guy Fawkes – editorial

with…

• Banger ban proves ineffective
• Firework imports
• Street theatre and fireworks
• Smuggling from Belgium
• Fallas
• The amazing story of the fireworks Captain Cook took when he discovered Australia
• Firework ban in Australia – just ignored
• Festival of Fire in Australia
• Research into virtually smoke-free fireworks
• Firework raid in Wiltshire
• Training from companies
• Three major events in 1999
• Invitation to join Paul Tierney at Plymouth
• New rocket launch invention
• A firework garden