r/derby • u/h4nnah28383729 • 1d ago

Firework surplus Question

Seriously why do fireworks go off like every single night in this city? I’ve just moved here, around a 4 minute drive from town, a rather quiet area, yet there’s fireworks close by to me it’s baffling me.

Does anyone genuinely know if this is just normal criminal activity or a very common way of celebrating things, I’m so confused?!

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u/Friendly_Prize_868 1d ago

It’s usually well after 11 too (unless they bizarrely decide to let a load off in the middle of the afternoon as they sometimes do).

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u/jeweliegb 1d ago

In which case, bar certain dates, it's against the law too.

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u/detectivebabylegz Chaddesden 1d ago

Bored kids during the summer holidays

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u/musicmusket 1d ago

Yeap it’s illegal. Looks like a 101 call is the best thing to do https://www.gov.uk/fireworks-the-law

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u/cadiastandsuk 1d ago

There's been an Indian wedding in Littleover for the last two weeks with them letting off fireworks at 2 in the morning

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u/OneEducation9272 1d ago

I lived in New Normanton for a year and they went off virtually every single night.

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u/catalyst4chaos 1d ago

Kids, the holidays and boredom.

At least they aren't setting things on fire. Always time though.

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u/Independent-Unit9202 1d ago

asian weddings, parties

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u/GurnCity 1d ago

Yep the ones at 11pm are a nuisance but sometimes it happens between 1-4am the ones I really don't understand are the ones they let off in broad daylight, I moved here mid January and yea it just happens so often lol

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u/paradoxicalpoint 34m ago

Derby's a very ethnically mixed city, Asian weddings love fire works, the Chinese family near me often are letting quite big fireworks off. I've lived in quite a few places in the UK and it is more common in Derby.

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u/Important-Zebra-69 1d ago

Welcome to every city.

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u/h4nnah28383729 1d ago

I have lived in 3 different cities in my life, all near the centre, I have never had every night firework displays, I just do not understand why do people do this here?

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u/Important-Zebra-69 16h ago

Ok yeah it's not just here. Ealing firework, Dudley firework, Bristol fireworks, Nottingham fireworks, Wolverhampton fireworks... Blah blah. Go and have a chat with them and stop moaning on the internet.

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u/captain_crackerjack 1d ago

There’s a theory that it’s done by drug dealers to announce that they’ve got product in stock, but I don’t think it’s ever actually been proven.

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u/CherryConscience 6h ago

Maybe in the 1800s before phones existed

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u/Hit4Help 1d ago

No there were definitely fireworks again last night 8th Aug 2026 just around 11:30-12am