Opinion

Step away from the sparkler

Chris Bennett

sparklers.jpgI was always a big fan of Bonfire night when I was a kid.

One year I even managed to make a guy, raise some money and spend it on fireworks bought from the local bike shop. I got some bangers and a roman candle, the guy didn't want to sell us a rocket and we didn't have much money.

After that Penny for the guy was tantamount to begging and the age for buying fireworks seemed to... err....  well rocket.

 

Now I'm all grown up of course I can buy as many fireworks as I like but, a[part from the price, it's not that easy any more. Nowhere seems to sell them.

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