A team from a Weymouth firework display company will be competing at a national championships this summer.

Anytime Fireworks has been selected to take part in the British Firework Championships where they will compete against five other teams for the title of British Firework Champions in August.

The British Firework Championships take place in Plymouth every summer and is the largest annual event in the south west each year, drawing crowds of 200,000 over two nights on August 14 and 15.

At the event, six specialist display companies drawn from across the UK will compete before a panels of judges, each providing 10 minutes of spectacular fireworks to light up the sky over Plymouth Harbour.

Jim Winship, Director of The Event Services Association (TESA) which organises the event, said: “The competition was devised over 30 years ago to provide firework display companies with an opportunity to show off their skills in designing pyrotechnic shows. 

“It has grown to become one of the most important events annually for the industry and the title, British Firework Champions, is much sought after by operators across the industry.”

To coincide with the event this year, TESA has also launched a new Firework Finder site where people can find fireworks to buy as well as a comprehensive listing of companies who specialise in displays for weddings and outdoor events.

Full details of the championships and Firework Finder can be found at www.britishfireworks.co.uk.