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London's New Year's Eve fireworks display

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OneFootInTheGrave

OneFootInTheGrave Report 17 Sep 2014 11:20

It will cost £10 per person to watch this years London's New Year's Eve fireworks display, the maximum number of tickets a person can purchase is four and the number of tickets available for the event is to be limited to 100,000 ticketed spectators - this is the first time a charge has been levied for the event and the first time the number of spectators has been limited to a specific number.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-29234879

People have always flocked to Central London to celebrate on New Year's Eve, and since 2003 the firework display has been an added attraction, levying a charge so a 100,000 people will be able to watch the fireworks in a designated area, is not going to stop people flocking to Central London to celebrate on New Year's Eve.

So, apart from putting a few pounds in the Mayor's coffers, I am not sure what this decision is supposed to achieve - because there will still be a strain on the capital's transport, police, and infrastructure on New Years Eve - or am I just :-S :-S :-S

Researching:
I am researching the Wotherspoon family from the Old/New Monkland areas of Scotland, some moved to the Leslie and Kelty areas of Fife and I'm having problems linking the Wotherspoon's from Leslie and the Wotherspoon's from Kelty. I am also researching the Clusker family from Co. Meath in Ireland who moved to West Lothian and from there to Fife............"Vita non est vivere sed valere vita est"

DazedConfused

DazedConfused Report 17 Sep 2014 15:11

I think they are hoping this will put off some people.

The crowds are getting more and more, year after year and the transport system goes into meltdown trying to get all these people home.

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Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond Report 18 Sep 2014 07:16

If people have to pay to watch the fireworks, they won't spend as much elsewhere I expect unless they are wealthy, so some shopkeeper or such will miss out

Lizx

LadyScozz

LadyScozz Report 18 Sep 2014 08:52

people will find somewhere to watch from afar.


No fireworks here on NYE....... we go outside at midnight, and go "Ooh Aah" when the lighthouse light turns our way. :-D

OneFootInTheGrave

OneFootInTheGrave Report 18 Sep 2014 09:10

LadyScozz - Ooh Aah, for a minute I thought you were referring to the struggles you are having with the present you got on your recent visit to the pathology department :-D :-D :-D

Researching:
I am researching the Wotherspoon family from the Old/New Monkland areas of Scotland, some moved to the Leslie and Kelty areas of Fife and I'm having problems linking the Wotherspoon's from Leslie and the Wotherspoon's from Kelty. I am also researching the Clusker family from Co. Meath in Ireland who moved to West Lothian and from there to Fife............"Vita non est vivere sed valere vita est"

LadyScozz

LadyScozz Report 18 Sep 2014 11:27

lol OFITG

Naaaaaah, I just go "Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!"

:-D

Returned the 2nd bottle this morning, I've been catching up on my consumption of tomatoes, bananas & almonds..... will catch up on the beer tomorrow :-)

Island

Island Report 18 Sep 2014 11:29

Ten quid to get a crick in your neck? :-S

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Dame*Shelly*(

Dame*Shelly*("\(*o*)/") Report 18 Sep 2014 12:38

well ill be watching the fire works for free like i do every year
and ill have a front row seat drink in one hand and poppers to let off in the other hand

from my TV :-D :-D :-D :-D

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SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 18 Sep 2014 20:12

Knowing what happens here in mid-summer when we have the Celebration of Light competition .......................


they charge for seating in the area on land directly across from the barge where the display is set off


..................... but most people find other places to watch the fireworks for free


after all, most of the display is way up in the sky, and you don't have to be very close to get a decent view.



In my opinion .............. it's more a way of getting money, with the stated intention of cutting down the crowds sounding a better way of saying it :-)


Just ask where the money is going :-)

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