Blaze Fireworks is pleased to announce that our firework shop  Wakefield Fireworks is now open. 

We stock one of the largest ranges of fireworks from family garden selection boxes through to larger display products (some of which we use in our professional displays).

Pop in for a chat with our experienced & knowledgeable staff who can assist and advise with your purchase.

From 8th October we are initially open Friday, Saturday & Sunday 10:00 – 18:00. Monday-Thursday is by appointment only.

Location: 209 Canal Lane, Stanley, Wakefield, WF3 4EA

Telephone: 01924 950 110

Website: www.wakefieldfireworks.co.uk

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Blaze Fireworks have recently been contacted by a number of Scout Groups enquiring about Scouts Firework Displays.

The Scout groups had previously self-fired bonfire night displays using retail product purchased from a shop or on-line. We asked them why they were now seeking a professional firework display rather than firing themselves and the same answer came back several times; additional insurance to cover the staff firing the display.

Additional insurance for the Scout firework displays over and above their umbrella event insurance was going up year on year. The cost of their retail fireworks was also increasing so it had become time to look at a professional firework display from a company such as Blaze Fireworks.

One of their concerns switching away from the self-fired display was cost. The assumption was that a professional firework display would be significantly more expensive than the price they were paying for the fireworks. Once we had looked at their budgets and factored in their additional insurance cost, the displays were in a comparable price range.

The advantages of using a professional company meant that the Scout groups no longer needed to take out the additional fireworks insurance over and above their normal event insurance. The professional fireworks display company was also able to provide a wider range and larger effects than they been firing previously including aerial shells which are not available to the public.

We also discussed with a couple of Scout Groups the possibility of pooling resources with other local groups to increase exposure for their events, pool display budgets and volunteer resources for event marshalling.

The main disadvantage was that some of the volunteers had fired the Scout display for a number of years and so we offered to provide training to the volunteers so they could assist rigging the display under supervision from Blaze Fireworks display technicians.

If you’re thinking of changing to a professional firework display company for your Scout bonfire night event then get in touch with Blaze Fireworks. We will happily offer no obligation advice.

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Many smaller displays particularly at Bonfire Night or Halloween and Weddings are also taking up the option to have a Pyromusical firework display.

There are five steps to a successful pyromusical which we look at in more detail below.

Step 1: Choosing the music for your pyromusical display

Planning your musical firework display begins naturally with the choice of music. You may be choosing a single theme such as ‘James Bond’,’Space’ or ’80’s’ or a more general mix of music to suit many tastes that may include rock, pop, classical, ballads or dance music.

The majority of public pyromusical displays include a number of musical styles and tempos, with a track selected for the finale that builds in intensity for the perfect conclusion to the display. Musical firework displays work best with a mixture of high intensity points and sections of calmer music so you get the full effect of the peaks and troughs in the display.

It is important at this stage that the pyromusical display designer and the customer discuss the music as the design teams will have an insight into what music works well and what order tracks should be used in to provide a well-rounded display.

Step 2: Display planning and design

Once the music track is selected and arranged or mixed, the next stage of the process is to design the display. Your pyromusical display will have multiple pyrotechnic firing positions and a number of different types of fireworks such as display shells, roman candles, comets and fountains. All of the firework effects will be crafted into a design to fit perfectly with the music.

Some locations have unique or iconic backdrops such as the Edinburgh Castle, Big Ben, The London Eye, Wembley Stadium or Alexandra Palace which may be used as part of the design process to highlight the features of the location.

If there are any special considerations at this stage such as a difficult site layout or noise restrictions due to livestock then the design process will take these into account.

The firework display will now be produced based on the music choices. For larger pyromusicals, firework visualisation software may be used which gives the client a visual representation of the display prior to the actual event. Where visualisation software is not used, firework display designer software will be used which creates a firing script telling the system what effect number fires in which order.

Small pyromusicals may contain a few hundred individual firework shots where larger pyromusicals will contain thousands of individual circuits.

Step 3: Preparation & Set Up

Once the display has been designed and signed off with the client, the preparation & set up will begin. This is one of the most important aspects of the display to ensure that there are no errors.

Each individual pyrotechnic device will be allocated a number that connects to the electronic pyrotechnic firing system. The devices will generally all be labelled as a minimum with the product type, angle and circuit number which let’s the display crew where they should be plugged into.

Once fully set up, the pyrotechnicians will perform system tests to ensure that all the electrical connections are good and that there are no missing cues from the display and that all the firing system hardware is functioning correctly.

Step 4: Firing of the pyromusical

The next stage is the actual firing of the pyromusical. This will be run from one or more firing panels and laptop computers which tells the firing modules when to fire each effect. Large shows will have many modules and multiple back up firing systems.

The firework show will be set off from the master panel or laptop and the music fed to a PA system so that the audience/guests can hear the music whilst the firework display is in progress.

Step 5: Clean up

Clean up is a little remembered but incredibly important part of any firework display but more so with a pyromusical which can contain more shots than a traditional display.

Some large public displays have clean up team including the areas containing the fireworks. For smaller displays it will be the firework team’s reponsibility to ensure that the clean up of the firework display sites is completed as well as possible.

It’s always good practice for firework display companies to clear up as much as possible any firework debris from the display site.

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It’s coming up to Bonfire Night, otherwise known as Guy Fawkes night or Fireworks Night. It’s one of the busiest times of year for firework display companies such as Blaze Fireworks.

Every year hundreds of thousands of people attend organised bonfire night firework displays, or have their own firework display in their garden, but don’t really know where the tradition originated from.

On the 5th November 1605, Guy Fawkes was guarding explosives that the members of the “Gunpowder Plot” had placed beneath the House of Lords. The Gunpowder Plot gang were aiming to blow up the House of Lords and kill the King, King James the 1st.

A number of people within the Gunpowder Plot gang had worries because of the innocent people that could be hurt or killed. They sent warning letters to stay away from the Houses of Parliament but one of these letters had reached the King.

The security forces stormed the parliament building early on November 5th capturing and eventually killing Guy Fawkes.

Modern Bonfire Night and Fireworks

Every year the Gunpowder plot is commemorated with bonfire and effigies of the ‘Guy’. Fireworks represent the gunpowder that would have gone off had the plan succeeded.

To get in touch with Blaze Fireworks for your next Bonfire Night/Guy Fawkes Night firework display call us on 01924 950110 or e-mail hello@blazefireworks.co.uk

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