We’re please to announce the 2015 AGM will be held on 9th May at the Bondhay Golf Club in Worksop, starting at 1pm. Our keynote speaker will be Rev. Ron Lancaster, founder of Kimbolton Fireworks, talking about his lifelong involvement…
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Good Practice Guide to the Explosives Regulations 2014
On the 1st of October 2014, the new Explosive Regulations 2014 came into force in the UK, affecting all those hobbyists who are experimenting with pyrotechnics. In conjunction with the new regulations, the UK Pyrotechnics Society was tasked to create…
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Latest edition of Spark available online
Issue 13 of Spark is now available here – click on the Spark Online heading at the top of the page. We’ve also added some more back issues to the archive. Phil Dunford
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New videos from our AGM
We’ve just released some new videos on our YouTube channel from our AGM at the Royal Gunpowder Mills, held in March this year. Firstly, Malcolm Smith talks about his work with pyrotechnic effects for scale models used in TV and…
2014 AGM: 15th March [UPDATED 17th Feb]
Update (17th Feb): Details of speakers added below We are delighted to announce that this year’s AGM will be held at the Royal Gunpowder Mills at Waltham Abbey on Saturday 15th March 2014, starting at 1.00pm and ending at 7.00pm…
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2013 AGM Announced (UPDATE)
Update (22/03/2013): The South West is currently suffering from heavy rain and there are a number of flood warnings in place. If you are travelling to the AGM please bear this in mind by allowing plenty of time and checking for…
Sidney Alford’s AGM Presentation
If you weren’t able to attend our 2012 AGM (and even if you were) you can now view Sidney Alford’s full presentation on our YouTube channel. His talk is a fascinating and funny look at his life in the pyrotechnics…
UKPS Represented at the Home Office
UKPS members Wayne Robshaw and Richard Harwood recently represented the UKPS at the latest stage of the Explosives Legislative Review (ELR), a meeting at the Home Office involving the HSE and members of the Royal Institution of Great Britain to discuss MSER Regulation 9(2)(a).
Posted in News Tagged with: elr, explosives legislative review, health and safety executive, hse, mser, ri, royal institution, ukps
Firework Events for August and September 2012
Even with November a while away yet, there are still plenty of opportunities to see some great firework displays across the country.
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Olympic Opening Ceremony Fireworks
Congratulations to Kimbolton Fireworks for the amazing display at the Olympics Opening ceremony, a great advert for the UK pyrotechnics industry.
