SPARKLERS fizzed, rockets whizzed and bangers thundered - and all the while, spectators looked on in amazement.
Many Dorset residents attended private firework shows, others flocked to the large public displays.
Clear skies welcomed onlookers to Chapel Gate on November 6, 1999, where they were dazzled by a super show.
Littledown Centre hosted a fireworks night on November 7 where spectators got to enjoy a large bonfire and a shower of colour as a spectacular pyrotechnic cloudburst illuminated the sky.
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