The display was good (once it started), but got very freaked out by how many people were there. Very Very very overcrowded. Petrified I was going to lose my two young grandchildren. Lots of groups of adults there with no kids, all mainly drinking and out to have a good time............. but had no concept of the idea that families were around them (Swearing, standing in front of very small children, sometimes even falling over them). By 8.10 there were still crowds of people coming in. I am not sure if this was why there was a delay but do feel that If they had of started the Fireworks on time, I think it would of caused of surge with the hoards of people still coming in as they would of been worried about missing some of it. The worst part was trying to get out as it felt it was like survival of the fittest, with the fittest being people with no children, buggies or wheelchairs (not sure how health and safety standards were met here, as it was quite scary at one point when we were all being squashed together to get through one part where it became quite narrow. As stated earlier, the firework display although short, was fantastic, but very much spoiled by severe overcrowding and people drinking (bottles of broken glass on one part of the pathway while we were trying to get out) and unless this aspect of the event is seriously looked into, I doubt I will go again as I think it is an accident waiting to happen.

Typically, the council couldn't organise a p*ss up in a brewery. Far too crowded, over priced, and lame fireworks. Caged in at the end so no one could get out (took well over an hour in the end to exit the park). Crowds started jostling and surging. With young kids and pregnant ladies around I was seething. Arguements flared up everywhere for people queue barging at the bar / food stalls. People in groups quickly got seperated and it was a living hell. AVOID! Victor Meldrew.

I went to the Battersea Park fireworks display with a couple of friends and thoroughly enjoyed it. It was well organised, as there was a lot of people there but, apart from a little bottleneck getting in to the park, there was not much queuing.

The fireworks themselves were incredible - they were all co-ordinated to set pieces of music and were timed beautifully and cleverly, with an excellent variation in both tempo and type of explosion. A particular highlight was the chorus of 'Purple Rain' by Prince accompanied by fantastic glowing purple rain-like fireworks.

The only criticism I would have is that the sound system was slightly under-powered for the volume required, so there was a bit of distortion on the music, but apart from that it was a brilliant show. I would definitely go again, as long as the weather holds up!