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Full Report 2019 FireworkABatement Campaign March 2019 REPORT ​ ​ In our report we will show the distress caused to people and animals by fireworks on many days and nights during the autumn and winter of each year. We have gathered information to support our report, campaigns and petitions from our social media, surveys, polls, statements sent in by the public and Freedom of Information Requests sent to UK Police Forces. Against this background, four findings have drawn our attention. 1. Firework use cannot be classed as a personal freedom. There is nothing personal about fireworks. They can be felt and heard over great distances and negatively affect many people and animals. 2. Although police and local authority complaints seem low, it must be understood that the police and LA will not react to complaints about legal firework use, i.e. 365 days a year. The complaint is unlikely to be logged. Hence the low ​ ​ numbers. 3. Online shopping has changed how readily available fireworks have become. Contrary to Parliament’s statements, restricting sales and licensing of year-round outlets has no effect at all on availability, anyone can buy anything, anytime. This includes fireworks. 4. Fireworks can have a direct negative affect on the more vulnerable within society, be it those with a physical condition or a mental health issue. Fireworks can make their lives worse. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM? The problem is firework use, in back garden situations, by the general public. ​ Responsible use rarely extends to informing neighbours even if all the houses in the area affected could practically be informed. WHY IT IS A PROBLEM? RANDOM, UNEXPECTED fireworks cannot be prepared for. People with certain medical ​ conditions, and pet owners would be able to prepare themselves and their animals if they knew when to expect fireworks. The 'creeping firework season' makes this impossible. Sometimes the public use fireworks that are too powerful for the size of their gardens, this is not policed in any way. WHEN IS THIS A PROBLEM? Fireworks are not, as some people believe, merely a problem that can be managed as it ​ occurs around 5th November and New Year’s Eve. Increasingly fireworks are being used to celebrate other occasions such as birthdays, weddings, and even in some cases funerals. The latest fashion is to send a person's ashes up in several rockets, any other ‘event’ or even “just because”. This is currently legal in the UK where the law allows firework use 365 days a year from 7am up to 11pm with some extensions for recognised traditional dates. Full report following I started FAB firework abatement campaign having heard of two incidents in which friends' horses were put to sleep due to injuries sustained during unexpected fireworks. The wording of my first petition, lessened its impact. It was written predominantly about animals as my whole network on social media was animal based. However, over the last 4yrs, I have heard many stories of how firework use affects not only animals, but more importantly people, who to date, have yet to be ​ ​ heard. Although this campaign runs on social media only, with no national newspaper or TV coverage, an estimated 400,000 individual people have signed the petitions. Had these e-petitions been able to run alongside a paper petition the number of people reached would have been much higher, only 1 in 3 people are involved with social media. I believe this shows the strength of feeling amongst the general public. The campaign has never been about banning the use of fireworks, but about adopting a commonsense approach, between those people who enjoy fireworks and those whose lives are severely affected by unexpected fireworks. Firework availability in the UK is now driven by advertising and all-year-round internet sales and high street stores dedicated to the sales of fireworks. The current firework regulations are no longer effective for the control of firework use. As long ago as 2004 the government spoke about “curtailing the creeping expansion of the season”. In the past 15 years I ​ ​ ​ ​ 1 believe it has crept far enough, i​ ndeed it has moved to such a degree that it now encompasses October to January. ​ In the same document in 2004 the government said, “The Government has recently introduced a number of measures to regulate the supply, possession and use of fireworks under the Consumer Protection Act 1987 and the Fireworks Act 2003. The introduction of any further measures at this time would be premature given the recent changes to the Regulations. We will, however, ​ keep the effectiveness of the new measures under constant review.” Firework Regulations have not been looked at for 15 years. I believe it is now time to review. 1 ​ h​ ttp://bit.ly/1SbtEQE CONTENT S SUMMARY ......................................................................................................................... 2 FORWARD .......................................................................................................................... 3 1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 5 1.1. The Aims .............................................................................................................. 5 1.2. Process ................................................................................................................ 5 1.3. Significance .......................................................................................................... 5 1.4. Reach ................................................................................................................... 6 1.5. Firework Related Incidents .................................................................................. 7 2. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM? ............................................................................................. 8 3. WHY IS IT A PROBLEM? ............................................................................................. 10 4. HOW CAN THE PROBLEM BE SOLVED? ...................................................................... 11 5. FIRST THOUGHTS ON POLLUTION ............................................................................. 12 AND FINALLY .................................................................................................................... 13 APPENDIX A: MEDICAL CONDITIONS ............................................................................... 14 APPENDIX B: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ..................................................................... 21 APPENDIX C: NEWS REPORTS OF FIREWORK RELATED INCIDENTS .................................. 22 APPENDIX D: STATEMENTS FROM PUBLIC ....................................................................... 50 1. INTRODUCTION Fireworks now occur at all times of the day and evening for many weeks during the autumn and winter. Vulnerable people are caused distress and pet owners struggle to keep their companion animals safe during this extended period. The need for reform of the Firework Regulations (2004) has been recognised by many organizations and charities. Current regulations are outdated and largely ineffective and we are calling for the improved regulation of firework ​ use in the UK. ​ 1.1. The Aims The overall aim of this campaign is to reduce the incidence of random and unexpected back garden ​ fireworks by enhancing the current regulation for firework use by the general public. Bring in new regulations on use in order to allow individuals who gain great pleasure from fireworks to continue to do so. As well as, importantly, to allow people who have certain medical conditions and those who suffer fear and stress from firework noise to take precautions to protect themselves. Pet owners and those who are responsible for livestock will also benefit from less time that fireworks are permitted. 1.2. Process We have been collecting data from several sources to illustrate the issues. These include reported incidences ​ of fireworks, surveys of the general public, (on Facebook, outside the FAB group), freedom of information requests to UK police forces and statements from the general public, these will demonstrate why this is such an important issue. 1.3. Significance 3 petitions debated, 4 achieved well over 100k, many other ​ government petitions started. Firework use cannot be classed as a personal freedom, for people to use whenever they feel like it. It causes huge distress to many people. Most of these people have had no voice and possibly felt alone in their distress, until now. Their only recourse to write to their council or MP and one letter was certainly not going to provoke change. A firework party affects people over a large area, (how large cannot be tested easily as buildings and open space would change the readings every time.) Imagine though, an explosion of 120db on a housing estate built in the 60s. Houses close together, blocks of flats and very small gardens. This would certainly rattle the windows. Do we think it is fair for people to be invaded by sound in their own homes to such an extent? There is nothing personal about fireworks. They can be felt and heard over great distances and negatively affect many people and animals. In the name of having a good time, how much of a thoroughly bad time are we willing to force on other people? 1.4. Reach As is being seen with the ‘Revoke article 50’ petition, not everyone who agrees with a petition signs it for ​ whatever reason, not everyone is computer literate, has access or knowledge even of
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