30 Jan 09, 10.26pmBrowsing the internet tonight I unexpectedly came across a blog recording the finest moment in the history of Fantastic Fireworks - the display which celebrated Liverpool's 800th birthday. It was a pleasure to read such a glowing account and to be reminded of that perfect summer night back in August 2007, with a full moon shining out of a cloudless sky. As the clock on the Liver Building struck 10pm the waterfront erupted. Simon Jones takes up the story...'The firework display was quite simply the most amazing firework display I’ve ever seen, beating that 4th of July firework display in Boston (USA) back in 2000. Fireworks were fired from the top of the Liver Building, the catholic cathedral and the church of England cathedral, as well as a barge on the river Mersey. The £250,000 18 minute display was timed to perfection and set to music that was broadcast around the city and on a local radio station. What these photographs fail to give you a sense of was the enormity of the display that stretched across the entire city in perfect time. It truly was a beautiful, awesome spectacle.' Thanks Simon for this trip down memory lane. You can read his full blog and see the photos at http://www.beforeiforget.co.uk/2007/happy-birthday-liverpool/#comments
2 comments:
Did you guys do the closing ceremony too? That was just as, if not more awesome than the opening.
We had the honour of handing over the closing ceremony to our colleagues at Walk the Plank, who lived up to our reputation!
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