Hatfield House

  • 10th August 2024
  • Hatfield, Hertfordshire
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What Happens On The Day

Right here at Hatfield House & Park – 4 great firework displays! Three of the UK’s best firework companies compete against each other with a 10-minute spectacular firework display choreographed to music followed by a breath-taking, huge finale display. The types of fireworks being used by the companies are unlike any material used for fireworks available to the general public, each company uses category 4 fireworks, which are only for professional use and the biggest available in the UK.

The event is the only one of its type in the UK where the audience can vote for the team they liked the most using their mobile phone. Texts will be charged at normal rates and a limit of 1 vote per number is in place. Each voting number receives a text back with the results.

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Key features

  • Food & Drink

  • Picnic Space

  • Disabled Access

  • Pre-Show Entertainment

  • 4 Firework Displays

  • Children’s Entertainment

Event Timings

10th AUGUST 2024

Hatfield House


Event Gates Open – 4 PM


Entertainment Starts – 4:30 PM

Gates Close (FINAL ENTRY) – 8 PM


Grab Your Seats & Relax – 8:45 PM

Drone Show – 9:00 PM


Display Team 1, 2 & 3 BATTLE IT OUT – 9:20 PM


VOTE FOR YOUR WINNER! – 10 PM


Closing Display – 10:10 PM


Winner Announced – 10:35 PM


Event Finish – 10:45 PM

Hatfield House 2024 TEAMS

TEAM 1
Star fireworks



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Star Fireworks is celebrating 53 amazing years in fireworks this year, and although they’re no strangers to Firework Champions, they’re delighted to be competing at Hatfield House for the first time. Star Fireworks teams work from several locations across the UK, firing shows for customers from the Isle of Wight right up to Scotland.

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Their clients include premiership football clubs, rugby clubs, race courses, TV shows, blue chip companies such as BMW, Coca Cola and Deutsche Bank, as well as clients such as The Rolling Stones, The Red Hot Chill Peppers, Christina Aguilera and even the Royal Philharmonic.

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Their work sees them firing from roof tops, barges, cruise terminals, castle walls as well as the TV sets for shows like This Morning and Blue Peter. They have provided the fireworks and special effects for the UK Big Brother TV show on Channel 4, Channel 5 and now ITV since 2002.

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Their display has been specially designed for Hatfield House. The team are using Finale 3D design studio and the 'FireOne' firing system, and the same system used when they won the British Firework Championships 'Champion of Champions' a few years later. Their show includes some very special fireworks to a wonderful soundtrack.

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TEAM 2
Ashdown fireworks

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Ashdown Fireworks began following a chance meeting between Peter Roe and Fred Cornwell in 1997. The Fireworks magazine had advertised a course in pyrotechnic chemistry to be held at RARDE in Kent, and presented by the world-renowned Ken and Bonnie Kosanke. Opportunities like that are rare and you always meet interesting people. So began the relationship which over the years has
resulted in some of the most varied displays of fireworks and special effects attracting spectators from far and wide.

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After watching the second Southport Musical Fireworks competition in 2000, which was won by Northern Lights using a manual electric firing system, we felt a pyromusical was something we could
achieve ourselves, and we delivered our first show to music a few weeks later using a similar firing system. Since 2004 we have been using FireOne hardware, and 2023 will be the first year we move away from the FXM Script Composer design software which we have used for the past 20 years.

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We have a very enthusiastic team who enjoy the challenge of doing something different, with a keen interest not only in the fireworks and events themselves but also the underlying physics, chemistry, electronics and software. Whilst many of the original team are still involved, another generation of family and friends are enjoying the design and delivery of displays and are no less passionate aboutcreating the most exciting,

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varied and entertaining displays we can. This year will be the first time
the new generation enters the competition scene and are delighted to be taking part in MLE’s event
at Hatfield House. We are really looking forward to working with the other teams to provide an
evening of fantastic displays.

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TEAM 3
SELSTAR fireworks

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Selstar Fireworks Ltd are proud to be competing in The Firework Champions at Hatfield House and are extremely excited to be putting on a display for the thousands of spectators. The Company was started over 25 years ago and has developed a high level of creativity and professionalism enabling us to create unique firework displays for each individual client.

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Having been awarded British Fireworks Champions twice and becoming Champions of Champions in 2019 our team are looking forward to the challenge alongside our other competitors. Our aim is to entertain you using a vast selection of effects and products sourced from around the world fired with rhythm and patterns to bring the sky to life.

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The team looks forward to seeing everyone there for an evening of sky filled entertainment and wishes all the teams involved the best of luck.

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CLOSING DISPLAY
Smart pyro

We introduce our second team to fire at Hatfield House Firework Champions 2024, Smart Pyrotechnics!

More information about the teams history and message about the display is coming soon.

Event Guidance

Hatfield House Event Guidance

How To Get There

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Drive

Event Postcode is AL9 5AE (Walk In) – AL9 5PG (Car Entrance)

By Road: Hatfield House is 21 miles from Central London, 7 miles North of the M25 motorway (junction 23) and 2 miles East of the A1(M) (junction 4). Exit the A1(M) at junction 4 (after the Hatfield Tunnel if travelling from the South) and follow the brown leisure signs for Hatfield House via the A414 and A1000.

Hatfield House, Great North Rd, Hatfield.

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Public Transport

The pedestrian entrance to Hatfield Park is opposite Hatfield railway station. The fast train from Kings Cross to Hatfield takes 20 minutes. There are London Underground links with this mainline at Finsbury Park (Piccadilly and Victoria lines). Local bus services regular drop off at Hatfield railway station.

Where To Stay

Take A Look At Last Year’s Event

Last year’s firework display was out of this world! After gazing at the illuminating fireworks and lasers, watching all the teams battle for the Fireworks Champions title, the audience has all the power in their hands (through their mobile phone) to decide the winner. How exciting! Texts will be charged at normal rates and a limit of 1 vote per number is in place. Each voting number receives a text back with the results.

Watch A Previous Event

The event is the only one of its type in the UK where the audience have the capability to vote for the team they liked the most using their mobile phone – purely for fun. Texts will be charged at normal rates and a limit of 1 vote per number is in place. Each voting number receives a text back with the results.

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