Torremolinos sets an example

[skinnydipper]

Torremolinos Issues Firework Ban

MAJOR celebrations, such as seeing in the new year, are often marked with fireworks. However, one council in Malaga has decided to issue a ban on the use of them, to protect the vulnerable and pets.

euroweeklynews.com

 

[Roxylola]

Honestly the last few weeks have been horrendous, every night since Christmas Eve there have been fireworks, and quite a lot before then.
I've been working so am limited when I can ride or get my dogs out and basically have had to write off every evening for anything. My poor little hound is now anxious about being outside after some folk yesterday were setting them off literally right next to us at 4.30 in the afternoon.
I just think they really need to be limited to certain special dates and anything else finable.
I don't want to be a misery and tbh I hate them and would love to ban completely but I accept I am a minority so I'd settle for being able to plan round them at least

 

[oldandgold]

Luckily my 2 don't bother with fireworks, but I do think it's time for change. Surely the noise limit could be changed, some of them sound like a flipping bomb going off,

 

[skinnydipper]

I can remember New Years Eve without fireworks. We had first footers, someone went outside before midnight with a piece of coal, bread and a coin and came in with them after midnight and then we had a piece of Christmas cake and a whisky, port, sherry or drink of choice.

I vote we go back to that.

 

[Errin Paddywack]

Yes I remember when we didn't have them. I think the millennium was what started it.

 

[Kunoichi73]

I can remember New Years Eve without fireworks. We had first footers, someone went outside before midnight with a piece of coal, bread and a coin and came in with them after midnight and then we had a piece of Christmas cake and a whisky, port, sherry or drink of choice.

I vote we go back to that.

My grandparents lived with us when we were little and we did this every year. There were no fireworks. It was much better!

 

[SilverLinings]

I don't have animals that suffer, but I hate them and find the noise stressful. I was prepared for them at midnight on NYE, then settled down to go to sleep, with ear plugs in. At 12:50am I was woken by some £$%^ starting a 10min firework display, upsetting at least three dogs on living on this road that I could hear. Why set them off at such an antisocial time? Once it goes quiet after the midnight displays no one expects more to start up nearly an hour later Someone in the village also set some off at 4pm on Christmas day, which wasn't something I've seen/heard of before.

I agree that they should only legally be allowed on certain set dates (and between certain hours), and after a friend's thatch caught fire a couple of years ago due to a neighbour's firework I think there should be restrictions on their use by the general public (as opposed to professional displays). And while I'm on a roll, I would also like there to be a reasonable decibel limit, we don't all want to feel we are caught up in a war zone.

 

[rabatsa]

I was brought up near a port town. At midnight the ships would sound their sirens and had dispensation to let off any out of date distress flares. They were our firework displays.

 

[ycbm]

I'd like them limited to public displays only, November 5th and January 1st, with the limitation on January 1st being 00.00 to 00.30 only, with no additional noise over what it takes to produce the light display, and any other occasions by licence only with the licence issuer having to take account of nearby animals, houses and businesses, and the licencee required to inform people in the local area.
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[ycbm]

I was brought up near a port town. At midnight the ships would sound their sirens and had dispensation to let off any out of date distress flares. They were our firework displays.

I was Navy kid so had the same. It's great, predictable and over in 5 minutes. A tradition that should continue.
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