Welcome to the UK Firework Review features section! Here we digress from the strains of displaying and offer a section packed with pyro fun, from behind the scenes display reports to reader feedback. Light the fuse, retire to a safe distance, and enjoy.

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Blackburn Cathedral Fireworks RocketRev reports on Millennium Pyrotechnics' Xmas display at Blackburn Cathedral.
Hastings 2004 The Hastings bonfire parade and display filmed by UKFR member Hornblower. Over 70Mb of new video for members.
Xmas at Gt. Yarmouth Festive spirits as Skyscenes provide the fireworks to Yarmouth's Xmas lights switch-on. A rooftop display with its own challenges including cold, mist, cold, more mist, and more cold. Brrrrr!
Lewes 2004 As seen through the camera of a UKFR member, over 150Mb of video (including a free trailer for nonmembers) and 140 screen grabs. A completely stunning professional display with a jaw-dropping ending!
365 Days Later Another TLG feature, uploaded to celebrate his birthday. Read more candid behind the scenes reports from the original UKFR-member-turned-pro-displayer.
Ellesmere and the SIXTEEN inch shell! New storage and transportation regulations make the use of larger shells more difficult. So, we present our tribute to the mother of all shells, the sixteen inch, in this feature offering digitally remastered content from Ellesmere 2000, now with extra pictures, screen grabs and the all important video itself. Enjoy the biggest and the best, complete with delirious women!
Dynamic Fireworks & The Ultimate Firer Cam Brilliant new feature showing a wedding display - but from the perspective of the firer's HELMET for our closest ever pyro footage! See what a fireworks display looks like from the firer's point of view courtesy of our new wireless cam!
Shugborough Showcase The last of three new features on the Shugborough festival as we take a comprehensive look at four display teams in action. Over five hundred pictures and screen grabs and over 200Mb of video including full screen highlights for members on broadband. See four of the UK's best display companies, at their best.
Daylight Fireworks at Shugborough The prelude of the 2003 event was Jubilee's daylight interpretation of Star Wars. Something a little different!
A Day at Spyrotechnics A great day out to see Spyrotechnics - the new firework company started by UKFR member Stuart. We went along to see a massive product testing evening and to meet the new company.
Dorset Episode I: GIDFF The start of a saga that has spawned two sequels and spanned the Atlantic. It all started here in Dorset at Gerry's fireworks bash for UKFR members, arranged through our forum. Over 100Mb of video and 70 pictures depict £4000+ of display fireworks fired in under 30 minutes.
Liverpool display Fireworks from the Liverpool Anglican Cathedral by Fantastic Fireworks - press release plus some really nice pictures.
Dereham Display with Skyscenes It's Xmas in the heart of Norfolk and there to help the festivities were Skyscenes as we report on our first ever rooftop assignment!
Felixstowe Carnival with Skyscenes A carnival requires a good display and Skyscenes provided it. Behind the scenes report with rabbits, rabbit crap and fog trying - but failing - to spoil the show ;-)
"I now pronounce you Husband and Wife" SO LET THE FIREWORKS BEGIN! We go behind the scenes at a small but perfectly formed wedding display with Skyscenes Pyrotechnics at a great summer's venue, the Parkhill Hotel.
Behind The Scenes at Shugborough A look behind the scenes at the Shugborough festival with thanks to Vulcan UK - plus a look at the other teams too, Sandling, Alan Hillary and Jubilee.
Atop The Moor! More adventures by TLG as he braves a windy moor in his continuing quest to satisfy his pyro lusts!!
A Day At Fireworks International We visit FI, home of the Triple H Bomb, Crazy Horses and other top products! Includes a peek behind the scenes too.
St. Peter's Brewery Display 2 Behind the scenes at St. Peter's Brewery for a another wedding fireworks display with Skyscenes Pyrotechnics. More pyro, beer and food. Ahhh!
Dean Clough II Another great report from TLG from behind the scenes at his second Dean Clough display.
St. Peter's Brewery Display Behind the scenes at St. Peter's Brewery for a wedding fireworks display with Skyscenes Pyrotechnics. Pyro, beer and food. Ahhh!
Halifax Display Our latest report from The Legendary Graham as he goes "up top" on the Halifax's HQ for a major display with Pyrovision. Great display, great report, great pictures. Enjoy
Langley School Fireworks Display A look behind the scenes at Langley School for their summer fireworks display with Skyscenes Pyrotechnics, plus photographs of the display itself. This was one of our most enjoyable summer afternoons!
A Day At Dynamic Fireworks A look at the Dynamic Fireworks shop in Colchester, Essex and a visit to two huge bunkers full of fireworks!
Firework Emporium Review Evening After their successful review evening in 2002 which set the pace for other retailers to follow, FE did it all over again the following year and in the middle of Ipswich! Read our full report with over 180 pictures and some great new video of their pro ending.
Black Cat and Standard Fireworks demo evening Full report on the BC/Standard and Gold Collection demo evening, featuring a colossal 500+ new and original pictures and 200Mb of video. We showcase the many fireworks from this brand from small fountains up to huge SIBS and fan cakes.
The Legendary Graham's display feature Follow TLG's progress as he helps out with a professional display company, realising one of his life's dreams. Enjoy his reports charting the highlights - and lowlights - of life as a pro. Updated 7/11/03 with a new report "Summer Shocker".
A Day At The Exclusive Firework Co A specialist in the Devco brand and within easy access of the M25? Worth a visit!
A Day At Newsbox Fireworks Frequently mentioned in our forum by members as a good source of fireworks at keen prices, we popped down to have a look for ourselves!
Semi Pro Firework Championships 2003 Special report with nearly 200Mb of new content including over 40Mb of free to access video highlights as we cover every single firework of every team in this stunning event. Five teams battled it out for the title of champions each using just £500 of garden and display fireworks. Plus, full coverage of MLE's finale pro display.
Wensum Valley Firework Display 2003 We tag along with Skyscenes Pyrotechnics to a smaller wedding display to see how the professionals do it. Features our new "up close and personal" filming of the firers in action along with the usual stunning display shots.
Whitehaven Maritime Festival 2003 UKFR member DJ Liam provides a brilliant report into one of his first cat 4 adventures with Highlight Pyrotechnics. Sun, sea and fireworks, plus some nice pictures.
Starsky's Firework Meet It started as a suggestion in the forum, it ended as the UKFR's first member-organised meet in Starsky's back yard. Loads of pyro, loads of firework nutters, and get your cats in because Adam Hills is cranking up the volume.
Lowestoft 2002 with Skyscenes Pyrotechnics One of our biggest features yet sees two days of pyro and firework action, a gun boat ride on the North Sea, and an air crash!
Shugborough 2002 Photographed by Tim Webster FREE FEATURE Stunning images from the 2002 event.
A Day At The Firework Emporium, Ipswich In August 2002, we were guests of The Firework Emporium in Ipswich to see their showroom, as a prelude to an evening's reviewing. Here's our report!
Plymouth National Firework Championships As a prelude to the 2002 competition we present our coverage of day one of the 2001 event. Over 100 new pictures of both setting up and firework action, plus some stunning video clips. Enjoy!
Great Balls Of Fire Brilliant pyro action as HFM Pyrotechnics blow up all manner of items for fun.
A Day At Sandling Tony visits Sandling fireworks for a tour. He rubs shoulders with an obscene amount of pyro and many cat 4 items. No wonder he came back smiling!
Reader Displays 2002 We kick off the 2002 display reports early thanks to the Jubilee and some stunning commentary by Graham and brilliant action shots of a rocket detonation from Chris!
Shugborough 2001 Tony and Tim Webster visit Shugborough and report back with some stunning images of this exciting event.
Clevedon 2001 Tony braves wind, rain, a rising tide and other hazards to report back from Clevedon with some rather nice video footage of mine sequences along a pier and more.
Southport 2001 Photographed by Adam Savage Some very nice images and firework textures captured by UKFR reader Adam.
The National Semi-Pro Firework Championships In August 2002, teams of amateurs competed with a limited budget and ALL cat 2/3 fireworks in the first ever competition organised for non-professionals. Richard Harwood reports on the action.
Reader Displays 2001 Find out what readers did during 2001 featuring Tony, Tim, Lee and Jared all creating some serious noise, with a supporting cast of pyromaniac readers.
Reader Displays 2000 Our "premium year" for reader feedback thanks to obscene levels of hassle we gave everyone to join in and copious amounts of millennium fever, here we feature the most incredible back garden mayhem on the planet thanks largely to Gary Parr and Adam Hills. This is their crowning glory.
Exploding Rocket OK we loved this feature because it shows a huge display rocket going off at ground zero and Gary Parr running for his life... but notice neither he nor ANY spectator got hurt? Find out why with some pertinent safety advice and of course, some cool action pics.
Firework Info Bank One of our original features, a crash course in fireworks.
Invitations Some basic advice for making those Guy Fawkes invitations stand out.
Our 2000 Your 2000 Find out what we did to celebrate the Millennium and also what our readers got up to.
Rocket Rack Yep this simple wooden frame with a few tubes strapped to it can make all the difference.
Screech Rocket Head to Head Another original feature, we take a selection of "high street" screech rockets and test them together, reporting back with our findings.
Sparkler Head to Head And again with sparklers, here we show pictures of a selection of Black Cat sparklers and prove which ones are the best. You'd be surprised at our findings!
Storage SPECIAL FEATURE Whether you just want to store a few items or are planning to launch your own business, firework storage is very important and a legal requirement if you want to trade. Here we look at the basics and progress to registered storage with scans of HSE documents.

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