Issue 32

Back Issues

• The Fireworks (Safety) Regulations 1997: Reveals the restrictions that weren’t publicised
• Schedule 2: The Hidden Abolition: Many of our commonly used, safe, display fireworks are now forbidden – our analysis of Schedule 2 shows how
• Pain’s and Wessex: the Turbulent Years: John Bennett traces their history through troubled times. What did happen when the two companies combined?
• The Fireworks Bill: The legislation has not finished. Will the new legislation bring more restrictions – or new training measures – or both?
• The Shell Survey: Would training be practicable – Paul White, with the evidence of his painstaking research – provides the answer
• Letter from America: Larry in England – and on the web
• Firework Displays over the Last Century: Ron Lancaster traces their history
• Malta: Land of Fireworks: Rob Driessen provides a picturesque account
• Belle Vue Gardens: Lou Nadin rolls back the years and the famous Firework Island lives again
• The Tom Smith Report: Tom focuses on training
• Directory and Trade News: The details you need in a fast changing industry: 65 companies listed and news of those in trouble
• The Paul White Cartoon: It’s a serious message – but you have to laugh!
• Inquest Reports: on the two shell deaths. It was not as reported
• Festival Fireworks in Monaco – 1992: Chris Pearce recalls the year we were proud to be British
• Dean Fireworks: Peter Stone tells the story of difficult times of Britain’s newest manufacturer
• Down Under: there’s news from a country with too much firework regulation from Barry Sturman

and…

• Guy Fawkes reflecting the importance of recent legislation and plans
• Books and Publications: six new books, one new video, two new periodicals
• Round-up of news and information
• Letters
• Many nostalgic illustrations, with colour pictures of Pain’s fireworks, and Wilhelm Widenmann’s Love letters firework
• Display Diary insert

with…

• Training schemes – will the Government legislate? It seems more likely
• The end of major British manufacturing? Astra gone
• Whither Standard?
• Research into emissions from fireworks – will they hit us with that next?
• Nostalgic firework literature described
• Octavius Hunt – end of fireworks
• New British manufacturers
• Rocket journal comes to Britain
• Chris Pearce provides an analytical account of a firework dictionary
• DTI press conference on firework consultation – were you invited? No nor were we
• Newspaper attacks nanny state on fireworks
• Three new operator training courses
• Two new firework trade organisations formed in Britain – and BPA open door – you’re no longer too small
• Hong Kong – Kimbolton & Black Cat
• Bright metal colour stars and delay shells are here
• An ex-firework research chemist not allowed to fire shells
• Rip raps weren’t jumping crackers but cracker strings
• Folded quickmatch jumping jacks
• We hear from Madame Hengler’s great great great great grandson!
• Defeatist Britain – did we invite firework bans?
• Firework formulae collection: Terry Macdonald on Jersey.