How to make your bonfire night go off with a bang!

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Whether you are holding your own bonfire party or attending a public firework display, here are three tips to make sure your night goes off with a bang…

Keep warm

You are more than likely going to be outside most, if not all of the time at a bonfire party, so it is essential that you wrap up warm to avoid looking like an extra in the end scenes of Titanic! But comfortable doesn’t have to mean unstylish. Accessorise your winter warmers with a cute hat and scarf set and you will not only evoke jealousy over how snug and cosy you look but you will have them wondering how you manage to look so effortlessly chic in freezing cold drizzle!

Make memories

Ditch the standard old digital camera that you toted around with you last year- desperately trying to push the button at just the right moment to capture the brief bursts of fireworks- and get your hands on a Bubblescope. 

The Bubblescope is a remarkable little video and still camera that attaches to your iphone or ipad and captures 360 degrees of your surroundings at the touch of a button. You can then upload your videos and pictured onto Bubblepix.com and choose the angle at which you view it from. You can watch it back endlessly, changing your viewing angle each time so you never have to miss a second of any event!

Stay safe

This may seem like an obvious one, but last year hundreds of people ended up in hospital with burns from improper handling of bonfires and fireworks- many of them children. It is important that when setting up for a firework display that you follow the safety information on the fireworks themselves as well as following these rules-

. Store fireworks safely in a closed box, somewhere cool and dry. Only buy fireworks that have a safety mark BS 7114

. Be prepared with a bucket of water nearby in case of an emergency or to put out sparklers.

. Let fireworks off one at a time. Only one person (only ever an adult) should be in charge of lighting the fireworks to avoid any confusion or accidents. 

. Light the firework at arms length using a sfety lighter or fuse wick and stand back immediately after lighting. If it doesn’t go off DO NOT go back to it- it could still be live and go off unexpectedly. At the end of the night douse it in water and bury it in the ground. 

. Keep pets indoors and make sure that all windows and doors are kept shut.

. Never give sparklers to children under five and make sure anyone holding a sparkler is wearing gloves. Put them straight into a bucket of water after they go out.

. Never put a firework in your pocket or throw it. It is illegal to throw fireworks with a maximum penalty of £5,000!