Bonfires and Firework Safety

The Firework Code
Watching fireworks is popular and fun. But fireworks are explosives and potentially dangerous, so they need careful handling and storage.
- Only buy fireworks that are CE marked.
- Don’t drink alcohol if setting off fireworks.
- Keep fireworks in a closed box.
- Follow the instructions on each firework.
- Light them at arm’s length, using a taper.
- Stand well back.
- Never go near a firework that has been lit. Even if it hasn’t gone off it could still explode.
- Never put fireworks in your pocket or throw them.
- Always supervise children around fireworks.
- Light sparklers one at a time and wear gloves.
- Never give sparklers to a child under five.
- Keep pets indoors.
- Don’t set off noisy fireworks late at night and never after 11pm.

Bonfire Safety Tips
We don’t recommend having a bonfire in your garden. They can easily get out of hand and spread quickly to hedges, overhanging trees and garages, even to the house.
If you do decide to have one please follow our advice here:
- If you are having a bonfire discuss it with your neighbours beforehand.
- Don’t build a bonfire too far in advance of the day as it can encourage anti-social behaviour.
- Build the bonfire away from sheds, fences and trees.
- Check there are no cables (for example telephone wires) above the bonfire.
- Ensure there is a suitable barrier around the bonfire to keep spectators at least five metres away.
- Always check that no children or animals are hiding in the bonfire before lighting.
- Don’t burn aerosols, batteries, tyres, canisters or anything containing foam or paint – many produce toxic fumes and some containers may explode, causing injury.
- Don’t use petrol, paraffin, diesel, white spirit or methylated spirit to light the bonfire.
- Keep some buckets of water nearby in case of an emergency and to damp down after the event.
Organised firework displays around Herefordshire and Worcestershire
Below you will find a list of organised firework displays in the two counties, please check the page again as the list will be updated on a regular basis until Bonfire Night on 5 November.
Anyone holding an organised bonfire or firework display in Herefordshire or Worcestershire in 2025 can add their event to the list by calling HWFRS on 0800 032 1155 or emailing safeandwell@hwfire.org.uk.
List of organised firework displays
Herefordshire firework displays
- Saturday, 1 November 2025 – Ross-on-Wye Rowing Club. Fireworks display – event begins at 6pm, ends at 9pm.
- Wednesday, 5 November 2025 – Weobley Primary School fireworks display – event begins at 5:30pm and ends at 9pm.
- Saturday, 8 November 2025 – Hardwicke Village Hall, Hay-on-Wye HR3 5TA. Bonfire and fireworks display in the field adjacent to the hall, Entry starts at 6.30pm, bonfire lit at 7pm with fireworks shortly after that.
Worcestershire firework displays
- Saturday, 1 November 2025 – Tenbury Wells Bonfire and Fireworks – The Burgage, Tenbury Wells WR15 8F.
Organised by Tenbury Wells Young Farmers. - Saturday, 1 November 2025 – Hopleys Family Camping, Cleobury Road, Bewdley – bonfire and fireworks display. Event begins at 4pm and ends at 11pm.
- Sunday, 2 November 2025 – Hopleys Family Camping, Cleobury Road, Bewdley – bonfire and fireworks display. Event begins at 4pm and ends at 11pm.
- Sunday, 2 November 2025 – Newton Sports FC, Greenhill Drive, Malvern WR14 2BW – fireworks display. Event begins at 5pm and ends at 8:30pm.
- Wednesday, 5 November 2025 – Evesham Corporation Meadow, Abbey Road, Evesham – bonfire and fireworks display. Event begins at 5pm and ends at 8:30pm.
- Friday, 7 November 2025 – Red Hill C of E Primary School Fireworks Display – Midhurst Close, Worcester WR5 2HX.
Fireworks will be set off by a professional company at 7pm. - Saturday, 8 November 2025 – Kempsey Primary School, Plovers Rise Playing Field, Kempsey WR5 3SA – fireworks display – event begins at 5pm and ends at 7pm.
- Saturday, 8 November, 2025 – Sporting Club Inkberrow’s Inkberrow Fireworks Festival – Sands Road, Inkberrow WR7 4HJ.
Live music. Gates open 5:30pm, fireworks from 7:30pm, concludes 9:30pm. Ticket only event – buy tickets here.