Fireworks tonight - is this legal?

[robinia]

Someone in our area has just started a firework display, waking up two of my children. I thought this was supposed to be illegal now? Only allowed around 5th November and New Year's Eve?

Well.....

I hear them near our house about once a week. I have been told that drug dealers set fireworks off when a delivery of drugs come in as the police can't really trace where they come from

no it's only illegal between 11pm and 7am - except on 5th November

But why has my local toy shop got a sign saying they're not allowed to sell fireworks except between specified dates?

You don't live near me do you robinia? I've just had to endure yet another one too. But QOQ is right it's only illegal between 11pm and 7am.

We've also had fireworks tonight for some strange reason! How odd! Maybe they're celebrating because the kids are back at school next week?

Also had fireworks here! Very strange!!

Grrr... - have just googled it and qoq is right. I remember there being some new laws recently but can't belive that restricting them to pre 11pm is all that was done.

Fireworks here too, oooh whats going on?

We get them randomly through out the year. Its a pain coz at least on Nov 5th you expect it half the night but when its ram=ndom nights its really disruptive and my poor cats get so scared

Here too.

Just done a google for 3rd September and Fireworks - lots of placing having fireworks tonight, including

"Shugborough Festical of Fireworks"

"Last night of the Proms" at the Three Counties Showground

"SOUTHEND ILLUMINATED CARNIVAL PROCESSION"

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robinia - of course I was right

Of course Three Counties Showground, thats where I live.

Right there's Waterfalls curiosity sorted

and here

We've had them near us to but the local golf club do wedding receptions and get permission to let them off - thankfully dd is too tired to wake up (I Hope)!! LOL
Hope your children got back to sleep pronto!!!!
Regards
Jane

we heard loads of fire works tonight too!

didnt even occur to me that they MIGHT be illegal!

shrugborough - just up road from me. must of been to busy wallpaper stripping to notice.

totally strange but we have no fire work displays listed for morecambe tonight, although they have been going off since 9pm this evening and the odd one still going off.!!!!
Must be something in the air!!!!???

Did England win? maybe that's the cause. I remember loads of fireworks every time the local team won a match.

dont have a clue, try to block my brain from football and computers, but truthfully i mean my partner!!!!!!!

Well, as you can see I only knew about the match because of mumsnets threads this morning, we are a football and smoke free home.

i stay downstairs i never dare to venture into his land, would be to torturing for me!!!!
I do smoke and drink, but with my life it's hard not to!!
Football is not my fave thing, although some of the men are hotties!!!!

"i stay downstairs i never dare to venture into his land, would be to torturing for me!!!! "

Wise decision to stay out of it, you join them once, they think you like it and ...you are doomed! (Talking for an aunt who spent almost 30 yrs of marriage attending every sort of baseball matches every weekend....)