Weekend firework displays (From Worcester News)

Weekend firework displays

8:20am Friday 6th November 2009 in News

NOVEMBER 5 might have been and gone but there are still plenty of firework displays to enjoy this weekend.

• A huge bonfire is being held at Worcester Racecourse on Saturday. The annual Worcester Round Table bonfire and firework display has been going for more than 35 years. This year’s festivities start at 6pm. There will be fairground rides, live music and games.

Tickets will be available on the gate and all the proceeds from the event will go the Round Table’s Make a Difference Campaign.

• Bonfire night celebrations will coincide with a Festival of Light at The Fleece Inn, Bretforton, near Evesham, also on Saturday, There will be a vintage stationary engines display, tilley lanterns, Black Jack Morris dancing, live folk music, and more. Visit nationaltrust.org.uk for further information.

• A professional fireworks display will impress people who visit the Lenchford Inn, Shrawley, near Worcester, on Saturday. As well as a bonfire, there will be an outdoor bar, a disco, fairground rides and face-painting. Tickets are £2 adults and £1 children with festivities starting at 6pm.

With so many people planning to attend firework shows the emergency services are urging people to behave and stay safe.

A spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service reminded people to follow the Fireworks Safety Code (fire.org.uk/firework).

She said: “Unfortunately, despite warnings issued at this time of year about bonfire and firework safety, our crews are all too familiar with people who have injured themselves in such incidents.”