BONFIRES blazed across Kintyre and children saw the November 5 spectacle in superb dry weather on all three nights.
At one event, though, despite all the precautions of police and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, it could all have ended in tragedy. As the Carradale fire burned down and the final revellers gathered at the pavilion for burgers and coffee, two unidentified youths threw rockets on the fire. They almost immediately exploded. Apart from the possibility of maiming or injuring these yobs, they could have blinded or seriously, possibly fatally, injured a spectator.
Luckily, no-one was hurt but it is astounding that safety messages about fireworks are not heeded.