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Fireworks displays to go ahead in Dartford and Gravesend

Fireworks will be lighting up the skies once again after events were cancelled last year because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Gravesham council has announced its display will be taking place on Friday, November 5, at the Riverside Leisure Area in Gravesend.

The Gravesend riverside fireworks in 2019 Photo: Jason Arthur
The Gravesend riverside fireworks in 2019 Photo: Jason Arthur

The fireworks are coordinated to music and will be launched from a barge on the river. They will start at 8pm. Entry is free.

Smith’s Family Funfair - located on Ordnance Road - will be open on Thursday, November 4, and Friday, November 5, 4pm to 10pm and there will be a disco from 7pm.

Meanwhile, tickets are now on sale for Dartford Lion's Club's fireworks display at Central Park, Dartford.

The event, which was called off in 2020, has been taking place for more than 40 years.

It will be happening on Saturday, November 6.

The bonfire at a previous Dartford Lions fireworks display
The bonfire at a previous Dartford Lions fireworks display

Gates open at 5pm when the fun fair begins. The bonfire will be lit at 7.15pm and the fireworks will start at 8pm.

Tickets cost £5 for adults and £3 for children. It costs 99p for ticket delivery, or they can be collected in person from Priory Shopping Centre from November 3 to 6, between 10am and 2pm.

The Lions Club has advised that there will be no parking in Cranford Road or Ingram Road on the night. Parking will be available in the Acacia Hall pay and display car park with access via the Millennium bridge entrance.

For details of other fireworks displays around the county, click here.

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