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Wedding fireworks – a guide to planning picture-perfect pyrotechnics  

Wedding fireworks – a guide to planning picture-perfect pyrotechnics  

Summer wedding season is here, which means a flurry of sunset fireworks displays marking the close of a thousand special days. If you’re currently hunkered down planning your own big day, fireworks are an important consideration. Here are 6 crucial points to remember when planning your own show-stopping wedding fireworks display: Consider the season If […]
What to do if a firework doesn’t go off (and what not to do)

What to do if a firework doesn’t go off (and what not to do)

You’ve spent weeks and months planning the perfect fireworks display and the big night has finally arrived. The audience is in thrills of anticipation as the first firework is lit. But what if it doesn’t go off? A fizzled-out firework can be an anti-climax to say the least, but what should you do to stay […]
Planning a big public fireworks display? Here’s how to create an event management plan

Planning a big public fireworks display? Here’s how to create an event management plan

For small-scale displays in back gardens and local communities, you don’t usually need to complete a detailed health and safety risk assessment or event management plan. All it takes is some background reading on how to use fireworks safely and some planning into safety on the site. However, for large-scale public events where you’re expecting […]
Your essential guide to fireworks categories and classifications

Your essential guide to fireworks categories and classifications

When shopping online for fireworks, you’re likely to have come across information about which category a particular pyrotechnic product is classed in. This info is important, as it tells you all about how and where a firework should be used, and who is allowed to buy and use it. Up until the middle of 2017, […]
Forget Christmas – now’s the time to start planning your NYE fireworks

Forget Christmas – now’s the time to start planning your NYE fireworks

At this time of year, everyone is busy preparing for Christmas. Winding down at work, shopping for presents, cleaning and decorating the house and planning Christmas parties. In all the Christmas chaos, it’s easy to neglect the planning for the next big day of the year, which happens just a week later – New Year’s […]
How to create your own personalised pyromusical

How to create your own personalised pyromusical

What’s better than a jaw-dropping fireworks display? One set to music, of course! A pyromusical display can charge simple light and sound effects with real drama and emotion, turning a normal fireworks show into something truly memorable. Audiences absolutely love it. What’s even more special about fireworks set to music is that they are perfect […]
10 handy tips to remember for fireworks night 2017

10 handy tips to remember for fireworks night 2017

Organising a fireworks display for Bonfire Night 2017? You’ll no doubt be making all of your last-minute preparations as we speak, from preparing the site to promoting the event. Now is the time to run through an essential checklist of tips and considerations to make sure your event runs smoothly, safely and spectacularly. Here are […]
What if it rains on Bonfire Night 2017? How to beat the elements on 5th November

What if it rains on Bonfire Night 2017? How to beat the elements on 5th November

Bonfire Night happens in November, so realistically – there’s a very good chance that it could be a wet, cold and windy evening. It may turn out to be dry and clear, the perfect conditions for fireworks. As an event organiser, you need to prepare for every possible weather-related scenario. Just because it rains, it […]
5 essential things you need for the perfect Bonfire Night

5 essential things you need for the perfect Bonfire Night

Not long now! Bonfire Night is nearly upon us, so now’s the time to start planning your special night. If you’re having an event at home, here are the 5 essentials you need for the perfect party… Fireworks! We wouldn’t be 1st Galaxy Fireworks if we didn’t put fabulous fireworks at the very top of […]
Lasers, live music and burning effigies – how to make Bonfire Night 2017 REALLY special

Lasers, live music and burning effigies – how to make Bonfire Night 2017 REALLY special

It’s a little way off, but there’s no time like the present to start planning a truly special event for this year’s Bonfire Night on 5th November. If you’re tired of the usual sparklers and underwhelming bonfire, why not try something a bit different? Here are 4 unique ideas to make this year’s Guy Fawkes […]