FIREWORKS Night traditionally comes round every November 5 but for some it seems to be a month-long extravaganza.
And some use the now more-marked occasion of Halloween as a further excuse to let off fireworks.
Every year we hear the same warnings about fireworks but every year, not necessarily in our area but somewhere, there will be incidents relating to the rockets.
So why do people continue to buy their own fireworks which are expensive anyway when they could wander down to a safer, public display for a fraction of the cost?
November 5 is Bonfire Night, not the previous week and the week afterwards. Some people, as well as their pets, are frightened by the fireworks and so would feel that one night and one night only is sufficient to mark the 'occasion'.
Christmas Day and Easter Day are only celebrated on one day each year albeit we have weeks if not months build-up so why should Fireworks Night be any different?
November 6, 2001 18:03
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