ON the Sunday when York was battered by high winds and rain, my granddaughters were playing in their bedroom when a lighted rocket firework shot through the window.
How they were not hurt by flying glass or failed to receive burns from the firework is a miracle. Mentally I cannot say the same because they are terrified. Glass was in the bedding, in the toy box, in the carpet, burn marks to the bedding, carpet and landing carpet, smoke filled the bedroom and the curtain was in shreds.
This was at 1pm in the afternoon, in Spalding Avenue. I am not a killjoy, but it is time to ban the sale of fireworks and have organised displays only.
My grandchildren, who were looking forward to fireworks, soup, hot dogs, sweets etc, don't want it now and I have no doubt will not have them ever again. They will be petrified every time a firework goes off.
Joan Brayshaw,
Chaloners Road,
Dringhouses, York.
Updated: 11:31 Monday, November 04, 2002
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