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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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