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Paul Birch at Big EARS 2004	Racks of parachute flares ready for multiple launch. Fletching Bonfire Society Display 2003	A flying rugby ball at Shelford Rugby Club, November Display 2003
Photograph © 2004, Bob Arnott	Photograph © 2003, Paul Birch	Photograph © 2003, Julie McLoughlin
Giant 20 litre fireball shells at Fletching Bonfire Society Display 2003	Finalé explosion at EARS November Display 2004	Simulated “nuclear” explosion at Newport Bonfire Display 2003
Photograph © 2003, Paul Birch	Photograph © 2003 Stephen Woolhead	Photograph © 2003, Julie McLoughlin
Preparation of special effects for launch of Rocket Powered Red Noses at Big EARS 2003, in aid of Red Nose Day	Red Nose lift-off!	Another spectacular image from the Red Nose launch
Photograph © 2003, Bob Arnott	Photograph © 2003, Bob Arnott	Photograph © 2003, Bob Arnott
Paul Birch holding giant, red hand flare based lancework at UKRA	Preparing a unique “Fire Flower” shell for launch at Newport Bonfire Display 2003	Paul Birch with a selection of his unique shells
Photograph © 2003, Bob Arnott	Photograph © 2003, Julie McLoughlin	Photograph © 2002, Graham Vincent
One of Fletching Bonfire Society’s famous fireball effects!	Paul Birch demonstrates how to open a beer can using explosives! Not a drop was spilt!	This is what a simultaneous launch of 250 parachute flares looks like – Fletching Bonfire Society Display 2003
Photograph © 2003, John Hole	Photograph © 2003, Bob Arnott	Photograph © 2003, Martin Stott
5 inch “Plymouth” salutes ready to be shipped to Jersey for use in the 60^th anniversary celebration of liberation from wartime occupation	A close-up of a 5 inch “Plymouth” salute made by Paul Birch for Essex Pyrotechnics at their licenced factory. This is the Mark 3 version	Another view of earth-shaking 5 inch “Plymouth” salutes – so called due to their use in the Plymouth Firework Competition 2000
Photograph © 2005, Paul Birch	Photograph © 2005, Paul Birch	Photograph © 2005, Paul Birch
3 inch titanium salutes. These contain much more powder than spherical versions	Custom “Ashes Shell” for funerals	The new Mark 4 “Plymouth” salute. More colourful – and louder than the Mark 3 version!
Photograph © 2005, Paul Birch	Photograph © 2006, Paul Birch	Photograph © 2005, Paul Birch
Paul Birch – Judge and guest speaker at The British Firework Championships, Plymouth 2007	Giant “lancework” made using red hand flares. Approximately 1.2 million candle-power! United Kingdom Rocketry Society (UKRA) display	A three minute, orange distress smoke. Very useful for spooky special effects sequences – “Halloween in a Can”!
Photograph © 2005, Julie McLoughlin	Photograph © 2005, Rob House	Photograph © 2005, Paul Birch

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