Tag: Fireworks
It’s Christmas in Edinburgh!
10,000 people lined The Mound this evening to see the Christmas Tree being lit up. Lord Provost George Grubb and Convener of Hordaland County Council, Tom-Christer Nilsen, who gifted the tree to the City...
Edinburgh International Festival 2012 aims to unite the world
Edinburgh International Festival 2012 runs Thursday 9 August – Sunday 2 September in Scotland’s capital city.
The full Festival 2012 programme will be unveiled on Wednesday 14 March, three events give a taste of what...
Five sizzling Guy Fawkes events in Edinburgh
The clocks have gone back and Halloween is over for another year, so now attention turns to the next autumnal event.
The official Edinburgh Bonfire and Fireworks display will be taking place at Meadowbank Sports...
Be safe with Fireworks
As Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service gears up for one of their busiest nights of the year they are urging the public to heed key fire safety messages to make sure this...
SSPCA issues plea to tighten up fireworks sales
As November approaches the Scottish SPCA is urging animal lovers to join them in appealing to the UK and Scottish governments to tighten the laws on the sale and use of fireworks.
They have launched a...
Virgin Money Festival Fireworks tonight rounds off the 2011 Festival
The world’s Festival set to finish with over 100,000 bangs and whistles tonight.
The grand finale, the Virgin Money Fireworks Concert is launched from Edinburgh Castle tonight with over 100,000 fireworks choreographed to music including Tchaikovsky, Glinka...
Festival Fireworks: Behind the Scenes
Preparations were well underway yesterday for this Sunday's massive festival fireworks display at Edinburgh Castle.
Keith Webb of Pyro-vision, the company behind the show, said that it takes 7 days to set up the show...
Boyzone: Drenched!
Boyzone played at Hopetoun House on Saturday to a crowd drenched by rain. Their spirits were not dampened however, as they were entertained by the Saturdays and then the main act. The show was...
Tickets for Virgin Money Fireworks Concert available 18 July 2011
The Virgin Money Fireworks Concert will have a second allocation of tickets available on the 18th of July at 10am. They can be purchased online, over the phone and in person at The Hub.
The...
Fireworks tickets still available
The first round of ticket sales to the spectacular Virgin Money Fireworks Concert - the unmissable finale of Edinburgh International Festival 2011 performed by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra - closes on Saturday 30th April...
Virgin Money sponsors Festival Fireworks!
Virgin Money is announced today as title sponsor of the pyrotechnic finale of the Edinburgh International Festival, performed by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, freshly named the 'Virgin Money Fireworks Concert'.
Over 100,000 fireworks, tonnes of...
Edinburgh’s Fireworks
In photos.....what other way to show you the Hogmanay Fireworks......
http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649
Fireworks at Heriot Watt!
Edinburgh was rocked to a huge fireworks display on Tuesday night at 7pm to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Heriot Watt University being at Riccarton Campus. The event was seen by several thousand people...
What’s on this week? – 1st November 2010
Pick up your paper copy of The Broughton Spurtle from 1st November - and the first of any month. Otherwise past issues available on the internet. Usual outlets - more information on their website....
Dangers of fireworks highlighted by play
An informative play about the dangers of misusing fireworks will be performed for pupils in fourteen Edinburgh secondary schools in the lead-up to Guy Fawkes Night.
The annual play teaches children about the...
