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BBC News
3 days ago
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British Fireworks Championships 'champion of champions' crowned
A fireworks display team has said it "means the world" that they successfully defended their "champion of champions" title at the British Fireworks Fireworks, from Selsey, in West Sussex, won the two-day event in Plymouth Sound on Wednesday and Thursday. BBB Fireworks from Battle, East Sussex, was named as runner-up, 1st Galaxy Fireworks from Nottingham finished in third place, and Devon-based Sonic Fireworks came year's event included 10-minute displays from six previous championships winners as they competed for the "champion of champions" Stephen Harriott says it "means the world to the team" to retain the title, having last won in 2019. Mr Harriott said: "We knew it was going to be very tough to retain our "champion of champions" title against such a high standard of teams."Design work started over nine months ago and hundreds of hours of prep work is carried out before the team of 15 set the display out on site."He said the team, which was awarded 121 points by the judging panel, was on its way home "for a well earned celebration and some rest". Judges said they had been looking for the quality of the competitors' performances, compliance with brief, symmetry, patterns and timing, plus the overall artistic impression of the Fireworks won the Young People's Choice Award which gave the opportunity for care-experienced young people to be involved in the judging process. The young people gave the judges their scores based on variety of fireworks and sequences, rhythm of the display, use of colour and the "wow" Southam BBB Fireworks said they had ignited more than 500 fireworks in the 15-second long finale."We went full out, we threw everything at it," he added.
BBC News
6 days ago
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- BBC News
British Firework Championships return to Plymouth Hoe
Plymouth's annual hosting of the British Fireworks Championships are set to begin two-day 2025 event, on Wednesday and Thursday, will begin each night at 21:30 BST, with three 10-minute City Council said this year's championships, sponsored by the UK's leading port operator, Associated British Ports (ABP), would include displays from six previous winners as they competed for the "champion of champions" Sally Haydon, cabinet member for events, said the event would be a "wonderful opportunity to enjoy some spectacular fireworks". The city council said the Young People's Choice Award would return for its third consecutive year, sponsored by Plymouth Citybus, giving care-experienced young people a chance to cast their vote for their favourite Stevens MBE, managing director at Plymouth Citybus, said the firm was "proud" to sponsor the Stevens added: "The firework championships is a highlight of the year for us, and the fact that we are helping to support young people across the city makes it even more special."Ashley Curnow, divisional port manager for Wales and the south west at ABP, the owners and operators of Millbay Docks, said: "ABP is delighted to help bring this spectacular celebration to life on the Hoe and to help showcase what Britain's Ocean City has to offer."
