07Apr 11

Here comes summer fireworks!

Celebs were out in force for the annual Pimm’s Summer Party at the Garden Museum in Lambeth.  The celebration marked the clocks going forward to BST and the opportunity to sample the first Pimm’s of 2011. The event organisers Creative Styling called in Fantastic Fireworks to put their client’s name in lights and create some […] Read more
20Mar 11

We do like to be beside the seaside

The supermoon, which some have blamed for all sorts of recent world catastrophes, was in a benevolent mood in Brighton on Saturday night.  Rising in a giant orb of pale orange it stood sentinel over a calm sea and near perfect conditions as our latest firework display took us down to the South Coast to […] Read more
01Jan 11

Happy New Year from the fireworks capital of the world!

Happy New Year! Amidst all the celebrations we’ve been out to the firework capital of the world in search of even more exciting effects to light up  your shows in 2011. Brand new air terminals, smart new hotels and miles and miles of new motorways are some of the more conspicuous signs of China’s rapid […] Read more
06Dec 10

Adding the WOW Factor to the X Factor & Coldplay

Fireworks are everywhere at this time of the year. They are in the sky, on the dance floor and even on Coldplay’s new single! Their Christmas Lights video was recorded on the South Bank earlier this month and our associate company ConfettiMagic was there with confetti blasters and pyro. The gig marked the start of a busy […] Read more
25Nov 10

First class post!

As another firework season enters the final furlong it’s always a pleasure to look back at the many letters and emails from happy clients. From private gardens to playing fields and parks we’ve received a sackful of compliments. Here are just a few of the many: You exceeded all my expectations – and Mick’s! Jason Morais, Mick Hucknall birthday party […] Read more
31Oct 10

Diamonds are forever!

The greatest, the most awesome and the most spectacular firework display ever seen at Drayton Manor Park. Not our words but those of Mr Colin Bryan, Managing Director of the Midlands theme park after the fireworks and laser show which marked the finale to their Diamond Jubilee year. ‘The word excellent is not wonderful enough to […] Read more
15Oct 10

Celebrating 25 Years of WOW!

Birthdays are special occasions and we were delighted to be celebrating a very special one of our own. All roads led to Brocket Hall on September 24th when we staged a display marking our 25 years in fireworks.  Guests included such well-known names from the events & entertainment industry as David Heartfield of The Rival Organisation, Trevor Dunford from Hampton […] Read more
27Sep 10

Eddie FIZZard!

Fantastic to find that Eddie Izzard is a big fireworks fan. So when Laughs in the Park premiered in St Albans last week we were thrilled to get the call. As with everything Eddie, the devil is in the detail. For the musical accompaniment he chose the sublime Le Grand Choral by the French composer Georges Delerue […] Read more
16Sep 10

Chesney turns back the clock for a wedding surprise!

Our Super September kicked off with a trip down memory lane. It was All Our Yesterdays at Luton Hoo Hotel when 90s pop star Chesney Hawkes took to the stage for a surprise wedding present performance. Looking  just as young as when he shot to No 1 with The One and Only back in 1991 at […] Read more
25Aug 10

August is hot hot hot!

Our busiest weekend of the summer took us to three of the most picturesque places in the country, the Lake District, Castle Howard and Torbay. On Saturday night we entertained an audience of 5,000 at the Castle Howard summer proms concert. We’re always nervous when working for a new client so it was a great […] Read more
20Aug 10

Our garden party raises £500 for hospice

A big well done to the organisers and an even bigger thank-you to everyone who supported our summer garden party. Rocket Park was festooned with colourful bunting and an archway of balloons created by our cheerleaders Hayley & Kate. Meanwhile Tom’s countless hours of sawing, nailing and painting produced a fantastic range of stalls including […] Read more
24Jul 10

An Invitation to the FF Summer Garden Party!

Fantastic Fireworks will be hosting a Summer Garden Party on Saturday 14th August 2010 in aid of Keech Hospice Care – and we would love for our wonderful Firers and friends of FF to join us! Among the attractions will be the ‘Brocade Bar & Grill’, a Bouncy Castle, Cake & Home Produce stalls, a […] Read more