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Celebrating with bonfires and fireworks

A community guide to organising bonfires and fireworks.

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Celebrating with bonfires and fireworks: a community guide to organising bonfires and fireworks

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This guide sets out a few simple measures that can help you celebrate with bonfires safely.

It includes safety tips for hosting and enjoying your own safe fireworks party, and on having a safe bonfire, as well as what to consider if you are attending an organised fireworks display.

Updates to this page

Published 19 October 2014
Last updated 17 March 2015 show all updates
  1. Revised for 70th anniversary of VE Day.

  2. First published.

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