Guy Fawkes Night
Firework Code
Firework Top Ten Safety Code for Adults
Young people should watch and enjoy fireworks at a safe distance and follow the safety rules for using sparklers. Only adults should deal with firework displays and the lighting of fireworks. They should also take care of the safe disposal of fireworks once they have been used.
1 Plan your firework display to make it safe and enjoyable.
2 Keep fireworks in a closed box and use them one at a time.
3 Read and follow the instructions on each firework using a torch if necessary.
4 Light the firework at arm’s length with a taper and stand well back.
5 Keep naked flames, including cigarettes, away from fireworks.
6 Never return to a firework once it has been lit.
7 Don’t put fireworks in pockets and never throw them.
8 Direct any rocket fireworks well away from spectators.
9 Never use paraffin or petrol on a bonfire.
10 Make sure that the fire is out and surroundings are made safe before leaving.
Bonfire Night Safety Advice
www.bonfire-night-safety.co.uk/
The Gun Powder Plot
the Houses of Parliament. Among them was
Guy Fawkes, Britain’s most notorious traitor.
After Queen Elizabeth I died in 1603, English Catholics who had been persecuted under her rule had hoped that her successor, James I, would be more tolerant of their religion. James I had, after all, had a Catholic mother. Unfortunately, James did not turn out to be more tolerant than Elizabeth and a number of young men, 13 to be exact, decided that violent action was the answer.
A small group took shape, under the leadership of Robert Catesby. Catesby felt that violent action was warranted. Indeed, the thing to do was to blow up the Houses of Parliament. In doing so, they would kill the King, maybe even the Prince of Wales, and the Members of Parliament who were making life difficult for the Catholics. Today these conspirators would be known as extremists, or terrorists.
To continue reading: http://www.bonfirenight.net/gunpowder.php
Stay safe this bonfire night
