Issue 51

Back Issues

HISTORY AND NOSTALGIA

• Profile of Horace Hutchings – 51 years working for Pain’s Fireworks – John Bennett
• Rare Survivors – Mark Fleming tells the remarkable story of how a bag of fireworks survived from 1948
• Thomas Hammond & Sons – Mike Thomson completes his impressive history of a remarkable firm
• How it all started for Ron Lancaster – when regulators were our friends

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS

The Future of Fireworks in Europe – threats and prospects – Frans Arntz prophesies

CARTOONS by Sturtz; ILLUSTRATIONS of Hammond’s, Pain’s and other firework dummies in colour and colour display pictures from the best firework photographers; LETTERS; ROUND UP of news and information

FEATURES

• The very last Antipodean Jottings – sadly it’s the end for Barry Sturman’s entertaining column
• UK Firework Awards – who were the best performing in 2006? – Pyro Pete tells us
• Firework Champions at Stanford Hall – fully illustrated in colour
• Festival of Fireworks – Natasha Webb went to Shugborough
• Fireworks in Malta – with amazing colour pictures
• World Rocket Launch Record – it succeeded and Roy Lowry and Glenn Plume tell us how
• British Firework Trade Conference – John Bennett was there
• Changes in British Firework Championships – regional heats – Jim Winship has the details
• Maintaining Discipline in High Energy Situations – Jack Drewes has information

REGULARS: John Woodhead’s news from the BFA; News from the BPA covered by Chris Pearce; The EIG report comes from Martin Guest

INCLUDED: Local authorities try to stop displays; Fireworks in Northern Ireland; Are you committing an offence by firing in your back garden? Illegal fireworks killing the legitimate Indian companies; Cracker string record; Brothers start up in UK; Enschede; Pyro Directive details – and UN Default Classification; William John Harrison, Pyrotechnist; The Evans Collection