Tens of thousands attended the British Musical Fireworks Championship in Southport

Tens of thousands of people attended this year’s, three-night British Musical Fireworks Championship in Southport’s Victoria Park at the weekend.

Pyro

Visitors got to ‘Oooh’ and ‘Aaah’ at spectacular choreographed displays featuring fireworks coordinated to music, by some of the country’s top pyro companies.

Over 10 tonnes of fireworks and two tonnes of explosive material were used over the weekend. Displays took teams of up to 15 technicians more than 12 hours to set up and required around five kilometres of wire to connect the electrical firing circuits.

Winners

The overall winners of the 2021 British Championship were Dragon Fireworks from Chertsey in Surrey. Second were Devon company Sonic Fireworks & Events and third were Star Fireworks from Bracknell.

Incredible

When this year’s competition was announced, Cllr Marion Atkinson, Sefton Council’s Labour Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Skills described The British Musical Fireworks Championship as “the perfect way to round off an incredible summer of events and investment in Southport and Sefton.”

She said: “Having been running for well over 20 years, the Championship is always a hugely popular three-day event and brings in crowds from across the North of England for a unique and stunning experience.”