Bath Building Society and The Rotary Club Bath have this week launched the annual Fireworks Safety Poster competition at Moorlands Federations School in Bath.
Some of the Judges of the competition went to the school to see how the children were getting on with their posters.
Alan Keeling and Trevor Dawson from The Rotary Club and Tiffany Hardie-Evans from Bath Building Society were on hand to help the students with their posters.
Tiffany Hardie-Evans, spokesperson for Bath Building Society said: “It was great to see all the children getting involved; their enthusiasm and stories of fireworks were brilliant!
“Our involvement with the Fireworks reaches 39 years this year and in those years we must have reached thousands of local children (who now have children of their own!) with the Fireworks Safety message!”
Alan Keeling, President of The Rotary Club Bath, said: “The display is now in its 39th year and it has always been hugely anticipated by children and adults in Bath.
“Once again we have launched the event by asking all the primary schools within BANES to enter the Fireworks Safety Poster Competition, and as always the key factor is Fireworks Safety.
“The school competition will ensure that even the youngest participants are aware of the potential dangers of Fireworks if handled incorrectly.”
Tickets will go on sale from Wednesday 1st October and are available from Bath Building Society branches, the Bath Rugby Ticket Office and the Bath Box Office Ticket Agency (Bath Tourism Office).
Standard Adult admission is £5 if bought in advance, and £6 on the gate. Children’s tickets are £3 in advance and £4 on the gate. Student tickets will be available from the Students’ Union at the University of Bath.
Mr Griffiths, a Year 6 Teacher from Moorlands Schools Federation, said: “It’s important for the children to enjoy the excitement of the Fireworks but to also be aware of the dangers that surround them, this poster competition helps achieve that.”
The poster competition aims to communicate to the school children in and around Bath that fireworks and bonfires can be extremely dangerous by getting them to draw a poster to show the safety aspects of the annual celebration.
All children entering the competition will be given a Free Child Voucher that can be exchanged for a ticket to the Display when purchasing an Adult ticket.
The Fireworks Display will take place on Saturday 8th November this year at The Recreation Ground and will be run by The Rotary Club Bath and sponsored by Bath Building Society.
All monies raised will go to Bath Gateway Out & About and other local charities chosen by The Rotary.
