With Bonfire Night just around the corner Children's Express reporters ask young people about the dangers and how they will be celebrating.
| I know of someone who blew themselves up but they are all right now. |
Vicky Todd, 9, Cowgate
I don't play with fireworks because they are dangerous. There is an adult with me when we have them because I don't want to be on my own. We set them off in the garden. We buy them from the shops and spend about fifteen pounds. The dangers are that if you play with fireworks you might get hurt. I know someone who was messing about with a firework and it blew up in their face, but they are all right now.
Nicola Wright, 12, Newcastle
I don't ever set off fireworks and I don't buy them. It's my mam who gets them from Morrissons but I don't know how much they cost. I know some kids from up the road that sells fireworks. Someone could hurt themselves buying cheap ones. The dangers of playing with them are that you could burn yourself and are in hospital and die. I think we might be going to a pub to watch the firework display.
Tony Whitney, 10, Cowgate
Fireworks are dangerous so I have an adult with me on Bonfire night. I set them off with my ma on the moor. I think we pay about a tenner from the local shop for them. The dangers are that you can get burnt or blow yourself up. My favourite is the huge rockets because they've got good colours. I know someone who had a firework blow up in their face but they are much better now. I'm going to a display on Bonfire night.
Fay Beaumont, 12, High Heaton
I never set them off by myself - there is always an adult with me. It's in the back garden that we normally watch them. One of the dangers of playing with fireworks is that you can blind someone. It's all the different colours that they make when they go bang that I like. I think the Catherine Wheel is my favourite. It's the one that spins around. On Bonfire night we will be going out to watch a display and then back to the house. We might be having a barbecue.
Alexandra Bickerton, 12, Ashington
I don't really like setting fireworks off. I sometimes have sparklers when my parents are there but otherwise I go to a public display. I definitely think its wrong for people to sell fireworks that might not be very safe because they should not be selling them at all. I like the Catherine wheel because it goes round and round. I really like the displays. I will probably moving into my new house on Bonfire night so I won't be doing a lot.
Tom Machael, 12, Newcastle
I always have an adult with me when we have fireworks. I never set them off by myself because if one blew up it would probably hit you in the face and cause an accident. It's my mum or dad that buys the fireworks but I am not sure how much they spend because it depends on what sorts they are. If you set a firework off and are not careful it will seriously harm you. It's the big bang at the end that I like about fireworks, but I don't have a favourite.
Jade Brewer, 10, Cowgate
Fireworks are dangerous because if you were holding a firework you could really burn your hands and cause some serious damage. I always have an adult with me when I set them off because it so much safer. We have our fireworks in the back garden. It's the colours and when they explode that I like the best. It just goes bang. My favourite is called Big Ben. It's when loads and loads of fireworks come off one big rocket thing. I like it because there are loads of them and bright colours that go bang bang. If I had a pet I think it would be scared of fireworks. On Bonfire night I am doing a big fire and we will be having a barbecue at my aunts in her garden.
Jade Curtis, 10, Cowgate
There is always an adult with me when we set off fireworks in the back garden. It's my ma that buys them and they come from China, Italy and Spain. Fireworks can be dangerous because you can blow yourself up. I like the colours. I know of someone who blew themselves up but they are all right now. I'm going to a display on Bonfire night.
About the team
Interviews by Hayley Todd and Rebecca Patterson, 10. Junior Jury is a regular opinion column in the Newcastle Evening Chronicle.
