Saturday, 2 January 2021

New Year Fireworks 20-21

 Armidale might be a small town of c. 25,000 people, but it has a tradition of great firework displays heralding the New Year. And at 9 pm on the 31st December 2020 we collectively saw one of the best displays ever. Thanks to the absence of COVID-19 in our region a large audience comprising all age groups - and ignoring social distancing - crowded on to the Wicklow field, which forms part of our green corridor along the banks of Dumaresq Creek.

The cloudy sky ensured a jet black background, which made the displays all the more impressive. And, for 10 minutes, the audience gasped at - and applauded - the great aerial display paid for by the Armidale Regional Council. The pictures below are representative of what we saw - lots of different colours and configurations of the fireworks.

Because of the virus, organisers of the event decided to give the  displays greater altitude this year so that people could potentially watch them from the safety of their homes. This ploy didn't seem to work well given the massive throng of viewers clustered on the creeklands!

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