Halloween & Bonfire Night Community Safety Message
With celebrations for Halloween and Bonfire Night fast approaching, Flintshire Community Safety Partnership wants to wish residents of Flintshire a safe and trouble-free time.
- Young children should always go trick or treating with an appropriate adult
- Plan your route and let people know where you are
- Do not take short cuts
- Make sure you stay in areas that are well lit with street lamps, and take a torch with you
- Never go into a stranger’s house
- Do not knock on doors where a ‘No Trick or Treat’ sign is visible
- Don’t talk to strangers on the street
- Be careful not to frighten vulnerable people, especially the elderly
- Ensure you are always visible; it may be a good idea to wear reflective tape on your costume
- Look carefully before crossing the road
- Remember that throwing eggs and flour at property is classed as criminal damage - and the
- police will deal with all incidents of anti-social behaviour accordingly
- And finally… be polite on Halloween night
- Only buy fireworks marked BS 7114
- Don’t drink alcohol if setting off fireworks
- Keep fireworks in a closed box
- Follow the instructions on each firework
- Light at arms length, using a taper
- Stand well back
- Never go near a firework that has been lit; even if it hasn’t gone off, it could still explode
- Never put fireworks in your pocket or throw them
- Always supervise children around fireworks
- Light sparklers one at a time and wear gloves
- Never give sparkles to a child under five
- Keep pets indoors
- It is an offence for under 18’s to possess a Category 2 or 3 firework in a public place (allowed in door fireworks and sparklers).
- It is an offence to supply persons under 18 with fireworks.
- Caps, cracker snaps, novelty matches, and party poppers may be supplied to persons 16 and above and can be possessed in public.
- Fireworks may NOT be used during the night hours of
