Twats 🙄 “…there was another delay as the organisers dealt with “a few fires” caused by the wind fanning embers from the fireworks that had already fired.”

There are fairly simple, halfway solutions before an outright cancellation. In Stavanger, in Norway, the "old town" is old, timber housing, so the main fireworks at New Year are launched . . . from a barge well out in the bay, over water that doesn't tend to catch fire.

What kind of fecking eejits set off fireworks, of all things, in the midst of one of the hottest (if not THE hottest) & driest summers ever in the UK?

Utterly irresponsible

Found it hard to believe that a council organised such a dangerous display setting an atrocious example to others. Fireworks, firepits, any flames or even a spark could set off a wildfire. They are a threat to people, property & importantly, our diminishingwildlife.

Nutcases. Burnham! Ban fireworks now!!!!

I won't have a BBQ in the garden at the moment. How was this allowed to happen ?

Why would anyone think this sort of display is acceptable during a time when all the ground, grass and foliage is dry as a bone. Absolutely irresponsible!

Good grief, why would you hold that event in this weather?

Unbelievable that this went ahead - idiots!

There are a few seaside resorts that hold these "Championships" regularly through the summer peak holiday period as a bonus attraction. I lived in Weymouth where these featured every Friday, every summer. PS they are not really any form of "international competition"

Oops!!

straight to jail. absolute morons

Unbelievably stupid

That should've been the sign NOT to go ahead.

I've seen this a few times. It's a pretty good display. But to hold it now, when everything is bone dry.... yeah, twats.

Oh dear, daughter goes to that every year. Were they bad?