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Information to residents about the laws around their use and what to do if fireworks are being used in a dangerous or antisocial way. Everyone has the right to feel safe in their community โ hereโs how you can help keep Newbiggin-by-the-Sea safe and peaceful.
ย Fireworks and the Law
Fireworks can only be used in the UK between 7am and 11pm. The public may only use fireworks on private property, such as their back gardens. Only licensed professionals can set them off in public spaces. Exceptions:Bonfire Night: until midnightNew Yearโs Eve, Diwali & Chinese New Year: until 1am the following dayIf fireworks are being set off frequently or consistently between 7am and 11pm and are causing a nuisance, please contact ๐ก๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐นโ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ to report it on ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ฌ or email ๐ฝ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ.๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป@๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ.๐ด๐ผ๐.๐๐ธ. They work in partnership with Northumbria Police to tackle ongoing issues.
๐๐ณ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ต๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ฎ๐, ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐, ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ, ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ. ๐ฃ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐ก๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ญ, ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ต๐ต๐ต ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐๐ฒIrresponsible use of fireworks can:
โข Cause injury to people and animals 
โข Lead to property damage 
โข Create distress and nuisance in the community
โข Pose a serious fire risk
๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ง๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ปโข If a local retailer is selling fireworks to anyone under 18, report it to Trading Standards – https://www.gov.uk/find-local-trading-standards-office
Letโs work together to reduce nuisance fireworks and keep Newbiggin-by-the-Sea a safe place for everyone.
