Fireworks will light up our Friday nights again (From Bournemouth Echo)
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Friday night fireworks returning to Bournemouth over the summer
3:30pm Thursday 21st July 2011 in News
Fireworks will light up our Friday nights again
FRIDAY night fireworks are returning with a big bang as Bournemouth launches its free summer fun programme.
The firework displays are making a welcome return to the town after an absence of five years.
This Friday will spark a host of free events that are to take place throughout the summer months.
The displays can be viewed from the East and West Pier at 10pm every Friday night throughout August. They are part of the Friday Family Fiestas being run by Bournemouth tourism and are the finale to a host of activities starting at 7pm.
Other activities include stilt walkers, street performers and circus workshops.
The displays are taking place on July 22 and 29 and August 5, 12 and 26.
The Kids Fun Festival runs from August 1-28 (weather permitting) where children can enjoy story times in the lower gardens from favourite children’s characters between 11am and 5pm.
And on Wednesday evenings visitors to the lower gardens will see a return of the much-loved Candle Nights.
Back with a new look this summer, the lower gardens will be illuminated with hundreds of tea lights.
Comments(13)
Adrian XX
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4:44pm Thu 21 Jul 11
EGHH wrote:These displays are paid for by sponsors and not by the council.
And how much are these fireworks going to cost the council? In a climate where cuts are being made to services I am appalled that money is being wasted on this. The same goes for the Poole Fireworks, its about time local councils got their priorities right.
steveatbournemouth
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5:27pm Thu 21 Jul 11
Bournemouthstorm
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6:25pm Thu 21 Jul 11
EGHH wrote:They will cost the council the same as last year. NOTHING.
And how much are these fireworks going to cost the council? In a climate where cuts are being made to services I am appalled that money is being wasted on this. The same goes for the Poole Fireworks, its about time local councils got their priorities right.
ShuttleX
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8:20pm Thu 21 Jul 11
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The one thing I would like to see this year is more police at the bus stops in Gervis road after the fireworks. I know they can not be everywhere, but the drunken idiots who ran riot there last year spolit the evening for the little ones who were quite frightened. Other then that, it was great, and of course Free!!
s-pb2
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1:16am Fri 22 Jul 11
Adrian XX wrote:What about the hours of work put into organisation, the clean up of the beach after, overtime for tourism department workers, meetings with emergency services beforehand etc... Im sure sponsors dont pay for all that
EGHH wrote:These displays are paid for by sponsors and not by the council.
And how much are these fireworks going to cost the council? In a climate where cuts are being made to services I am appalled that money is being wasted on this. The same goes for the Poole Fireworks, its about time local councils got their priorities right.
Rikthe sweep
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7:09am Fri 22 Jul 11
Glashen
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9:37am Fri 22 Jul 11
s-pb2 wrote:The council charge fee's to the many traders and businesses that operate in the square, pier approach, gardens and other areas so maybe putting on a firework display to bring in visitors to make these enterprises and others viable is just good business. As others have pointed out the Fireworks are sponsored anyway. But s-pb2 maybe it would be better to actively discourage people coming into the town that might save a few pennies on sweeping up after them. I despair!
Adrian XX wrote:What about the hours of work put into organisation, the clean up of the beach after, overtime for tourism department workers, meetings with emergency services beforehand etc... Im sure sponsors dont pay for all that
EGHH wrote:These displays are paid for by sponsors and not by the council.
And how much are these fireworks going to cost the council? In a climate where cuts are being made to services I am appalled that money is being wasted on this. The same goes for the Poole Fireworks, its about time local councils got their priorities right.
The Liberal
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10:01am Fri 22 Jul 11
tusitalia
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2:13pm Fri 22 Jul 11
The Liberal wrote:I think it was Beethoven who said, "When a man is tired of fireworks, he is tired of life!" And I think he was quite right - though he probably was unable to hear them later in life.
What's so special about fireworks? There used to be a time when they were a rarity, perhaps only seen on one night of the year. Now they're going off all year long and many people are completely fed up with them.
EGHH
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4:44pm Fri 22 Jul 11
tusitalia
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11:08pm Fri 22 Jul 11
EGHH wrote:@EGHH: The words "grapes" and "sour" come to mind - though not necessarily in that order. :-)
Well all I can say is well done to the sponsors, pity they don't sponsor something useful.
ILoveBoscombe
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12:54pm Sat 23 Jul 11
EGHH says...
4:39pm Thu 21 Jul 11