James C Posted September 24, 2003 Share Posted September 24, 2003 Just had a chat with a friend who has been told they can't give sparklers to audience members before they come in. Any suggestions? Is there such a thing as a non-spark-throwing, self-extinguishing sparkler? Ladies & Gents, all suggestions and thoughts welcome - madcap or otherwise... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiona Posted September 24, 2003 Share Posted September 24, 2003 for what reason are they not allowed them - for fire risk or the audience member burning themselves? May help in trying to work out a solution....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James C Posted September 24, 2003 Author Share Posted September 24, 2003 Good point - not sure what their licensing officer picked up on - I'll enquire further. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James C Posted September 24, 2003 Author Share Posted September 24, 2003 Apparently it was both of the above :huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Robertson Posted September 24, 2003 Share Posted September 24, 2003 Sorry, But I think I agree with the licencing Officer on this one. He is probably saving the company millions from getting sued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiona Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 Hmmm......bit of a dodgy one that, only way that I can see to get round it - is to do a risk assessment and put in preventative measures such as only adults are allowed the sparklers, buckets of sand available to put the sparklers in once they have extinguished and lots of fire extinguishers / fire officers on duty.....still think it could be very dodgy though!!! Would be interested to know the outcome as this is the kind of thing my students would come up with for thier productions!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James C Posted September 25, 2003 Author Share Posted September 25, 2003 this is the kind of thing my students would come up with for thier productions!!Sort of know the feeling - it breaks my heart letting the 8-11 year-olds know that they can't have "hundreds" of candles (or, indeed, any) onstage with them in our Youth Theatre projects! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lightnix Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 There are all sorts of blinky-winky glowing things around these days which can be quite cheap if bought in sufficient quantities. They'll last a lot longer than sparklers too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 It's illegal to give spaklers to kids under 5 years of age as far as I'm aware. One alternative are fibre optic torches which are kinda pretty and very cheap. Kite Corner in London (020 8959 0619) do a huge range of fireworks and other odds and ends like fibre optic torches. They also do indoor sparklers for putting on cakes which might be a little more lisencing officer friendly :huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skutbag Posted October 14, 2003 Share Posted October 14, 2003 Glow sticks maybe?I can understand why rules and regulations are in place, but you can't deny that it's a bit of a downer when you can't have even the tiniest candle- it really REALLY spoils the effect when you have to compromise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lightnix Posted November 2, 2003 Share Posted November 2, 2003 Glow sticks maybe?Not so bad on the H&S front, but horribly environmentally unfriendly, the light being produced by a charming mixture of hydrogen peroxide, phenyl oxalate ester (whatever that is) and a fluorescent dye. They're not much fun if the liquid gets out either. The tiniest amount in the eyes causes excrutiating pain and it can react flammably with some modern materials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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