World Record breaker a 'disappointment'

Last night, the world record for setting off the most fireworks in the shortest time possible was broken by Bournemouth Borough Council, although so far this has not been confirmed by Guinness World Records.

The firework display was held to raise money for the charity ‘Help for Heroes’ and despite claims that it was to be the most spectacular display ever held, there has been significant disappointment. Instead of the planned 30-second launch, all 110,000 rockets went up in approximately 6.5 seconds, the previous world record being 54,000 in 30 seconds held in Plymouth. Four people who travelled all the way from West Moors to watch the display said, “It was very disappointing. Getting there was a nightmare, the roads were blocked with traffic and then the spectacle was over in no time at all. We wouldn’t have bothered had we known it would be such a let down.”  A family from Ferndown said it was a “complete waste of time.”

It appears that the fireworks display also took organisers by surprise. Jon Culverhouse, Managing Director Fantastic Fireworks said:  “We are as astonished as everyone else that the fireworks went off so quickly …The reason why they went up so quickly was largely down to the weather …There was a strong wind all day and it was gathering pace when the rockets were launched. This, combined with the way the fireworks were fused, accelerated the launch by fanning the flames over the fuses much more rapidly.”

The information stating exactly how much money was raised for charity is yet to be released.