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Please note that I will be making
all of the subscription content below free-to-access
at some point. If there is any content you wish to
access please note that you will be unable to do so
until it becomes free as I am not accepting any new
paying members. I do not have a timescale for completion
of this, emails asking for access or further information
will be ignored.
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Belvoir Castle Firework
Champions: Video of all four displays from
one of the summer's top firework events; Flashpoint
Fireworks, G-Force Fireworks, Pyromania Displays
and MLE Pyrotechnics.
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Great Yarmouth Fireworks:
UKFR member Rust gets his first taste of
a professional (Cat 4) show on a cold rooftop
on the Norfolk coast. Read his report and enjoy
some pictures and a video clip.
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British Musical Fireworks
Championships: All the action from Southport
with full video clips of the six displays plus
Jubilee's Lake Of Dreams showcase. Plus, behind
the scenes photos!
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World Record Rocket Attempt:
Wrapping up the series of in-depth reports
from the Champion Of Champion events in Plymouth
is the world record attempt by Fantastic Fireworks.
They fired over 50,000 rockets in seconds creating
a massive explosion.
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St. George Reloaded 2008:
Three teams compete with £500 of consumer
fireworks plus two stunning professional shows.
View photos and watch high definition fireworks
video.
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A Day at Epic Fireworks:
UKFR Editor Pyro Pete takes a look at Epic
Fireworks' Batley showroom complete with a 360
degree interactive panorama - and reports back
on their services and offers.
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A day at Jordans Fireworks:
Importers of the Lunig Ball and Hammer rockets.
UKFR member Glen "The Joker" spends
a day with Jordans fireworks and reports back.
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A day at Spyrotechnics: A new venture
offering pro displays and retail fireworks from
Chesterfield. We go behind the scenes at a demo
evening to test fire a range of items from Cube
and Fireworks International, and to meet the
Spyrotechnics crew.
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A day at Dynamic Fireworks: Importer
of the Planet brand and one of East Anglia's
biggest professional display companies. We check
out huge piles of fireworks and other delights
in a WW2 bunker.
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Another day at The Firework Emporium:
We return for their second annual review night,
but before the action we starts we take an opportunity
to have a good look around their shop too. This
feature ends with a cracking little professional
display which members can download in full screen
broadband video.
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A day at Newsbox Fireworks in Loughton,
Essex: One of our members' favourite shops
in the London/M25/Essex area thanks to its concentration
on only the best from each brand and at great
prices. We checked out the stock and the staff!
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Spring Fair 2006: A
special free-to-access report for retailers
and those in the trade as we report back from
the Spring Fair 2006 at the NEC. Read the latest
news from some of the UK's top firework companies.
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Newsbox Fireworks Demo Night:
A look back at the Newsbox demo night which
featured over sixty review items. We take a
look behind the scenes and check out Flashpoint
Fireworks' cat 4 finale.
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Kimbolton Trade Demo : Over
180 professional fireworks including cakes,
candles and shells supported by eleven downloable
video sequences and nearly 700 new pictures.
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Black Cat and Standard trade demo: We
see almost the whole Black Cat, Standard and
Gold Ranges in action. In this feature you can
see the whole lot on video, supported
by numerous pictures! A must-see feature if
you're thinking of buying from, or stocking,
these brands.
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Plymouth Champion of Champions
- MLE Pyrotechnics: Last of eight reports
from Plymouth 2006 (see the others below). See
behind the scenes plus display pictures and
video.
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Plymouth Champion of Champions
- Jubilee Fireworks: Seventh of eight reports
from Plymouth 2006 and this was the winning
display! See behind the scenes plus display
pictures and video.
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Plymouth Champion of Champions
- Northern Lights: Sixth of eight reports
from Plymouth 2006. See behind the scenes plus
display pictures and video.
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Plymouth Champion of Champions
- Alan Hillary Pyrotechnics: Fifth of eight
reports from Plymouth 2006. See behind the scenes
plus display pictures and video.
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Plymouth Champion of Champions
- Shellscape Pyrotechnics: Fourth of eight
reports from Plymouth 2006. See behind the scenes
plus display pictures and video.
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Scattering of Peter's Ashes:
Report by Steve (Meggsy) about the scattering
of Peter's ashes by fireworks. Peter was the
landlord of The Woodman pub, home of the St
George competitions.
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Plymouth Champion of Champions
- Pyro 1: Third of eight reports from Plymouth
2006. Loads of pics and a full ten minute video
clip of their display.
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Plymouth Champion of Champions
- Fantastic Fireworks: Second of eight reports
from Plymouth 2006. Loads of pics and a full
ten minute video clip of their display.
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Plymouth Champion of Champions
- Happy Dragon: First of eight reports from
Plymouth 2006 as we look at each competitor
in turn starting with the first team to fire,
Happy Dragon. Loads of pics and a full ten minute
video clip of their display.
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Felixstowe Carnival: See
a professional display from three angles including
from the firer's helmet plus display photos,
video stills and set up photos. Plus, more great
ground zero shots from PeteB.
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Leicester Fireworks Cat
4 Demo: A showcase of 23 Cat 4 (professional
use only) cakes and shells. View each item as
a video clip, video stills and SLR camera shots.
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St George Reloaded Fireworks
Competition: In this massive feature see
five teams compete with just £500 of consumer
fireworks each. Followed by two pro displays,
an explosive ending with Dr Who taking on the
Daleks and much much more!!
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Pains Fireworks At Clifton
Suspension Bridge: Part of the Brunel 200
events celebrating the 200th anniversary of
Brunel's birth, a spectacular display from one
of the bridges he designed. Phil Hooper reports.
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St. Peter's Brewery 3: We
return to this amazing venue (ie. it has a brewery
shop!) for a wedding display by Fully Fused
Fireworks. Features the wireless helmet cam.
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Lowestoft Air Show: No
less than TWO days of extensive behind-the-scenes
setting up and two brilliant displays - Dynamic
Fireworks star at the annual Lowestoft Air Show.
See the first display from three angles!
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Great Yarmouth Xmas Lights
Switch-On: Another visit to the cold rooftops
of Yarmouth for the annual lights switch-on
and fireworks display. Here, Fully Fused thrill
Christmas shoppers with some stunning pyro.
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St George's Day Competition:
Video of all four teams at a new competition
this year - limited to category three only and
a maximum budget of £400 retail. See the
professionals at play afterwards too.
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The Cliffe Tableau: Behind
the scenes at the building of a bonfire night
Tableau - by the Cliffe Tableau Team.
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Shugborough Showcase: As
a taster for this year's event we feature some
stunning pictures and video of three of the
teams from the 2004 event. Taken from the audience's
point of view by Tim Webster.
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Las Fallas: Picture
and video gallery of Europe's best fiesta. Featuring
900Mb of high quality video for members and
dozens of new pictures.
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The Day The Earth Stood
Still: The Legendary Graham's biggest display
yet at the Fleece. Candid reporting and spectacular
photos.
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Blackburn Cathedral Fireworks:
RocketRev reports on Millennium Pyrotechnics'
Xmas display at Blackburn Cathedral.
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Hastings 2004: The
Hastings bonfire parade and display filmed by
UKFR member Hornblower. Over 70Mb of new video
for members.
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Xmas at Gt. Yarmouth:
Festive spirits as Skyscenes provide the fireworks
to Yarmouth's Xmas lights switch-on. A rooftop
display with its own challenges including cold,
mist, cold, more mist, and more cold. Brrrrr!
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Lewes 2004: As seen
through the camera of a UKFR member, over 150Mb
of video (including a free trailer for non-members)
and 140 screen grabs. A completely stunning
professional display with a jaw-dropping ending!
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365 Days Later: Another
TLG feature, uploaded to celebrate his birthday.
Read more candid behind-the-scenes reports from
the original UKFR-member-turned-pro-displayer.
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Ellesmere and the SIXTEEN inch shell:
Our tribute to the mother of all shells, the
sixteen inch, in this feature offering digitally
remastered content from Ellesmere 2000, now
with extra pictures, screen grabs and the all
important video itself. Enjoy the biggest and
the best, complete with delirious women!
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Leez Priory featuring Firer Cam: Brilliant
new feature showing a wedding display - but
from the perspective of the firer's HELMET for
our closest ever pyro footage! See what a fireworks
display looks like from the firer's point of
view courtesy of our new wireless cam!
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Liverpool display: Fireworks from the
Liverpool Anglican Cathedral by Fantastic Fireworks
- press release plus some really nice pictures.
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Shugborough Showcase: We take a comprehensive
look at four display teams in action. Over five
hundred pictures and screen grabs and over 200Mb
of video including full screen highlights for
members on broadband. See four of the UK's best
display companies, at their best.
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Daylight Fireworks at Shugborough: Fireworks
during the day? Yep, use the right fireworks
and you can have a great blast as Jubilee Fireworks
prove here with their daylight interpretation
of Star Wars, from the Shugborough Festival
of Fireworks.
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Behind the scenes at the Shugborough Festival
with Vulcan Fireworks UK: We check out the
venue plus the four teams all showcasing some
of the best firework displays you could ever
hope to see in the UK.
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Dereham with Skyscenes Pyrotechnics:
"Ah-haaaa!". It's Xmas in the heart
of Norfolk and there to help the festivities
were Skyscenes as we report on our first ever
rooftop assignment!
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Felixstowe Carnival with Skyscenes Pyrotechnics:
A carnival requires a good display and Skyscenes
provided it. Behind the scenes report with rabbits,
rabbit crap and fog trying - but failing - to
spoil the show ;-)
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Wedding at Parkhill with Skyscenes Pyrotechnics:
"I now pronounce you Husband and Wife".
SO LET THE FIREWORKS BEGIN! We go behind the
scenes at a small but perfectly formed wedding
display with Skyscenes at a great summer's venue,
the Parkhill Hotel in Oulton, Suffolk.
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Atop The Moor: More adventures by TLG
as he braves a windy moor in his continuing
quest to satisfy his pyro lusts!!
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Dean Clough II: Another great report
from TLG from behind the scenes at his second
Dean Clough display.
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St. Peter's Brewery II: We return to
the brewery (hic!) for another great wedding
display by the Skyscenes team.
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St. Peter's Brewery: Oh lord, don't
let us loose in a brewery! A fantastic
setting for a wedding display with Skyscenes
complete with beer, beer and more beer plus
a few sandwiches. We weren't firing of course!
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Halifax: A report from The Legendary
Graham as he goes "up top" on the Halifax's
HQ for a major display with Pyrovision. Great
display, great report, great pictures. Enjoy
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Langley: A look behind the scenes at
Langley School for their summer fireworks display
with Skyscenes Pyrotechnics, plus photographs
of the display itself. This was one of our most
enjoyable summer afternoons!
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Semi-Pro Championships 2003: In its
second and final year, this event saw five teams
of amateurs compete on a level playing field
of £500 of consumer fireworks. See what
you could do with just £500 of
fireworks - the results are amazing. Members
can download full screen video of each display
and the professional ending by MLE Pyrotechnics.
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National Championships: The national
championships in Plymouth each August is perhaps
the best free fireworks display in the UK with
six professional teams ripping open the sky
over two nights. We were there to capture three
displays from the 2001 event.
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A day and a display at 1st
Galaxy Fireworks: UKFR roving reporter David
Poyton drops in to see Lee and the crew at 1st
Galaxy for a look around their shop before heading
off to a pro display with them!
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BPA Fireworks Training:
Level 1 and 2 training, display experience
and opportunities to fire professionally.
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Lowestoft 2002: Airshow plus fireworks
= one of our best assignments ever. We still
look back on these two days with fondness, it
had everything - pyro, sun, sea, jets, air crashes,
lifeboats, seasickness... heheh...
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Great Balls Of Fire: Brilliant pyro
action as HFM Pyrotechnics blow up all manner
of items for fun.
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Dorset III: Our biggest
feature so far on a member event. Huge quantities
of cat 3 and helpings of cat 4 from visiting
pro teams. Two members celebrate their wedding
anniversary with the help of Rocket Rev followed
by an evening of pyro mayhem. Check out the
fireball! Stunning!
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Dorset Episode I: A meeting of UKFR
members at a private fireworks party organised
through our forum by member Gerry. Several dozen
members and in excess of £4k of fireworks
fired in just under 30 mins makes for a stunning
show. Seventy pictures and over 100Mb of video
for members to enjoy.
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Starsky's fireworks meet: It started
as a suggestion in the forum, it ended as the
UKFR's first member-organised meet in Starsky's
back yard. Loads of pyro, loads of firework
nutters, and get your cats in because Adam Hills
is cranking up the volume.
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Enjoy over a thousand images covering just
about every aspect of fireworks in our huge
on-line gallery. From back garden displays to
professional events, stash shots, morning after
shots and lots more. Probably the biggest fireworks
gallery in the UK.
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LOADS MORE material in the Feature Vault! Yes
going back to 1999 complete with reader reports,
more pro display reports, galleries, old features
and more. Our "Feature Vault" has
all the material that was taken out of this
section to make room for new content. If you're
a new member you'll have a fantastic time rummaging
through our Vault, if you're a regular member
why not have a trip down memory lane?
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