Hetton Lyons Cricket Club played host to a memorable bonfire night as they entertained an enthusiastic crowd with a great variety of colourful fireworks.
A good number came out to help community groups raise money and of course, enjoy the excitement of bonfire night.
Gates opened at 6pm, with the show starting at seven and the early start seemed to attract plenty of families with very excited young children to come along.
Bryan Walker, local resident of Houghton said: “I had a great night. My wife and I took our 10 year old son and he loved every minute. The turnout was outstanding and I think that was due to the cheap prices and warm atmosphere.”
The firework display was not the only attraction to the public of Houghton, with locals creating food and drink stalls along with others using the opportunity to advertise their respected causes.
However, the main attraction remained the quality of the display and locals were not left disappointed.
Ryan Allman, resident of Durham said: “I travel up from Durham every year to come to this display. This is my fifth consecutive bonfire night in Houghton and without doubt the best yet. The fireworks were brilliant and everybody seemed to enjoy themselves.”
Mr Allman’s opinion seems to be a sentiment shared with the organisers of the event. The official website said: “Our most successful fireworks event yet, a big thanks to all those who helped out and of course all those that attended!”
Bonfire night across the North East turned out to be a very safe evening with Fire-fighters called out to 418 bonfires throughout Friday and Saturday, a massive 23% down on 2010.
This fact seems to shows that families took notice of call from Fire-fighters to attend public displays instead of trying to light their own fires.
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