Please Sign This Petition To Ban The Sale Of Fireworks To The Public ...

[ladybirder]

and sell only to approved organised displays. I thought I'd try to get a few signatures after reading yet another sad story, this time of a horse dead because of thoughtless people and fireworks.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/10/29/horse-put-down-after-being-terrified-by-fireworks/

Here is the petition, please sign for a ban which I believe is long overdue.

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/168663

THANK YOU. X

[ladybirder]

Fair enough jno. Perhaps charging enough to cover the staging of the event is not a bad idea.

[trt]

I enjoy bonfire night in my back garden with my family & grandkids, and we all look forward to, the barb-cue with hot potato's, sausages etc, and of course, yours truly letting off the fireworks in a safe environment.

And when I was a kid, it was one of the best nights of the year.

So ladybird, sorry wont be signing.

[hc4361]

I loved the annual bonfire party in my garden when I was little, my kids enjoyed it and now my grandchildren enjoy it. We have the lot - bonfire, fireworks, hot potatoes. The fireworks last at the most ten minutes.
The ponies on the other side of the garden fence aren't bothered by them.

My local council display charges £9 each entry, £3 car parking which is fair enough BUT you have to walk through a huge funfair to get to it. There are ponies, horses and cows as well as a petting farm with goats, birds of prey, donkeys etc very close by and neighbouring homes are affected by the noise and the huge traffic jams.

We much prefer our family gathering and so far no neighbours have objected although many have pets.

[ladybirder]

That's OK trt, not a problem.

[MissLead]

Done - 16,564 down, only 83,426 to go.
At least with organised displays one has sufficient notice of times to be able to ensure that the vulnerable are kept indoors. I have nothing against family celebrations for young families either as these are held relatively early in the evening and do not involve massive explosions, or at least they didn't many moons ago when I was a child.
Perhaps a limit on the decibels generated by fireworks and a restriction on their sale before 5 November would be too much to ask for?

[ladybirder]

I don't see the joy in a Banger at all and never did misslead. But some of the displays we see on the TV at New Year are just stunning.

[Baldric]

@ cashier Sat 22:59

F Y I

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/168663

Please try and keep up

[Baldric]

Mrs B has just signed, but she doesn't know yet.

[woofgang]

For those of you who don’t want to petition for a ban....and you are entitled yo your opinion, here’s a more moderate petition that you may feel that you can sign.
https://www.change.org/p/theresa-may-stop-random-back-garden-firework-use

[woofgang]

if you want to support control of the times when private fireworks can be used then please also watch this and share it

[ladybirder]

Thank you everyone of you who has signed, plus Mrs B who may know or not that she's a supporter. Thanks Baldric. Over 20,000 signatures now. We may have to do it again next year but change will come eventually.
And I've signed yours woof. Oh and misslead, check your figures again in your 14.10 post;-))

[ladybirder]

It's done, and some. 107,000 people have bothered to sign it and still going.