London NYE fireworks to become ticketed event

[sawb]

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

This has apparently primarily been done to relieve the New Year's Eve strain on transport, but do you think it will have the intended effect?

[norbitonflyer]

Sept 17, 2014 9:51:42 GMT sawb said:

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

This has apparently primarily been done to relieve the New Year's Eve strain on transport, but do you think it will have the intended effect?

They are fireworks - how are you going to stop people outside the payzone from seeing them? 500-foot high screens?

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I see the logic behind this however I think to will actually increase the crowd issues and associated dangers

[theblackferret]

Sept 17, 2014 11:13:47 GMT norbitonflyer said:

Sept 17, 2014 9:51:42 GMT sawb said:

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

This has apparently primarily been done to relieve the New Year's Eve strain on transport, but do you think it will have the intended effect?

They are fireworks - how are you going to stop people outside the payzone from seeing them? 500-foot high screens?

And that's how the Crystal Palace lost money hand over fist in its' later years-Brock's massive firework displays being viewed by a few hundred paying punters, and tens of thousands of 'free admissions' across the rest of South London, Metropolitan Kent, and the higher parts of Surrey!

Hopefully, someone can organize free viewing points well outside the ticketed area this time, too, for those unable to settle for watching it on widescreen TV in their own living rooms.