Firework Championships, Stanford Hall, Leicestershire

What an amazing event the Firework Championships at Stanford Hall, Leicestershire is! We got there at about 5pm - lovely house as a backdrop and lots of empty grass, which was soon full of people. They came with gazebos, chairs, tables, cool boxes, candles, and even one or two chandeliers! What a very civilised way to spend a lovely Summer evening. The fireworks were all set up on the opposite side of the river. After dark the place looks lovely - lots of lights and candles. The firework competition involves four ten minute displays, by four national companies, set to music. What a fabulous display of pyrotechnics - quite the best I have ever seen. Sensational!