HISTORY AND NOSTALGIA

Profile of Horace Hutchings - 51 years working for Pain's Fireworks - John Bennett
Rare Survivors - Mark Fleming tells the remarkable story of how a bag of fireworks survived from 1948
Thomas Hammond & Sons - Mike Thomson completes his impressive history of a remarkable firm
How it all started for Ron Lancaster - when regulators were our friends

NEWS AND INFORMATION


LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS: The Future of Fireworks in Europe - threats and prospects - Frans Arntz prophesies

CARTOONS by Sturtz

ILLUSTRATIONS of Hammond's, Pain's and other firework dummies in colour and colour display pictures from the best firework photographers

LETTERS

ROUND UP of news and information


FEATURES: The very last Antipodean Jottings - sadly it's the end for Barry Sturman's entertaining column
UK Firework Awards - who were the best performing in 2006? - Pyro Pete tells us
Firework Champions at Stanford Hall - fully illustrated in colour
Festival of Fireworks - Natasha Webb went to Shugborough
Fireworks in Malta - with amazing colour pictures
World Rocket Launch Record - it succeeded and Roy Lowry and Glenn Plume tell us how
British Firework Trade Conference - John Bennett was there
Changes in British Firework Championships - regional heats - Jim Winship has the details
Maintaining Discipline in High Energy Situations - Jack Drewes has information
REGULARS: John Woodhead's news from the BFA; News from the BPA covered by Chris Pearce; The EIG report comes from Martin Guest

INCLUDED: Local authorities try to stop displays; Fireworks in Northern Ireland; Are you committing an offence by firing in your back garden? Illegal fireworks killing the legitimate Indian companies; Cracker string record; Brothers start up in UK; Enschede; Pyro Directive details - and UN Default Classification; William John Harrison, Pyrotechnist; The Evans Collection