Blackcat and Standard Fireworks Blog

 

The winter fireworks were set of in Manhattan Beach’s Holiday firework festival this year, filling South Bays skies.

The festival replaced the annual 4^th July fireworks several years ago.

The firework festival was held on 11^th December this year, with roughly 15,000 people gathering to witness the event.

Many activities for families were held from 4pm onwards in parks around the area, with sledge runs and snowmen.

The fireworks display started at 7pm with a specially extended finale thanks to Belkin sponsorship.

 

Fireworks are great for any occasion whether it’s a special day like a wedding, birthday or anniversary, or an extra special party or get together with your friends. Our single ignition fireworks and display kit fireworks are all specially designed and choreographed to give you a complete firework ‘display in a box’. Read the rest of this entry »

Fireworks are a perfect treat to every celebration, especially birthdays! Whether it’s a gift for a loved one or a party celebration, make this birthday stand out from the rest with our spectacular fireworks. We’ve put together four awesome selections of our best fireworks to make it even easier for you to choose which fireworks are most suitable for your occasion. All our fireworks are guaranteed to impress your friends and family and ensure your night truly goes with a bang! Read the rest of this entry »

In December last year we ran an awesome firework competition where we gave the chance for one lucky winner to win over £500 worth of the best fireworks!

The prize contained:
Centurion: Tipped to be the new single ignition firework replacing Colossus, but even better! A complete 105 shot choreographed display in a box. Light this once, step back and enjoy your very own professional firework display! Read the rest of this entry »

Chinese New Year is the most important celebration in the Chinese calendar; every year marked with a different animal and in turn a different zodiac that carries unique symbolism for that year. This Chinese New Year falls on February 3rd and heralds the year of the rabbit. New Year festivities start on the first day of the lunar month continuing to the fifteenth when the moon is at its brightest. Read the rest of this entry »

Huddersfield Daily Examiner, Thursday 23^rd 2010

Sales cracker for fireworks – Black Cat’s bumper figures for New Year - Image, Festival of Light taken earlier this month by Gareth Mitchell. New Years celebrations are now second only to Bonfire Night for firework sales.

Article reads: “Firework sellers in Huddersfield have reported bumper sales in the run-up to New Year 2011. Helen Ashton, Marketing Manager for the Standard and Black Cat Fireworks factory in Crosland Hill, said the British will let off a predicted £2.5m of fire crackers this New Year. Read the rest of this entry »

Firework displays, firework parties and other celebrations took place around the world to welcome in 2011.

It was the small island nation of Kiribati that was the first to welcome in the New Year with fireworks filling the sky at 1000 GMT, followed by Australasia and Asia, and New Zealand was the first major country to welcome 2011.

Sydney 1.5 million residents and travellers cheered as they witnessed what is said to be the world’s biggest New Years Eve firework display with over seven tonnes of fireworks! Read the rest of this entry »

Over 1.5 million people enjoyed an awe-inspiring firework display to welcome the New Year on Sydney’s iconic harbour this year. Every year the spectacular city put on a firework show that people literally travel half way around the world to see, and this year was no exception.

Celebrations started with an aerial show marking the sky above Sydney Harbour followed by a smoking ceremony, cleansing negative spirits, with a series of teaser fireworks. Read the rest of this entry »

London
Our capital city is always one of the most exciting places to be, especially on New Years Eve. On one of the busiest nights of the year, the firework display on the bank of the Thames attracts over 250,000 people! Jaw dropping fireworks are launched off the 135 metre London Eye propelling pyrotechnic heaven visible all over London as people welcome in the New Year. Read the rest of this entry »

Standard Fireworks and Black Cat Fireworks are proud to announce they are supporting a local event and excellent cause – Help for Heroes. Tomorrow there will be a Charity Bonfire & Firework Display at the ‘Rovers Return Inn’ Taylor Hill (formerly The Bluebell). The advert below is from the Huddersfield Examiner, everyone is welcome – bring the family and enjoy an evening of fun and fireworks, admission is free for all and the Bonfire is lit at 6pm. Read the rest of this entry »