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Thursday 1 January 2015

London Unleashes 15 Tons Of Fireworks To Usher In (Celebrate) 2015 With A Bang

The London ticketing scheme was brought in following consultation with the Metropolitan Police, emergency services, and local authorities, to help manage crowd numbers which have been growing each year
A breathtaking display of fireworks lit up London's night sky as huge crowds descended on the Capital for the arrival of 2015.
Revellers watched on as a giant clock, illuminated on the side of London's Shard skyscraper, counted down to midnight triggering wild celebrations across Britain.
The New Year started with a bang as an explosion of light from some 12,000 fireworks - weighing a combined 15 tons - filled the sky above London's South Bank - including spectacular blasts from the frame of the London Eye.
The 11-minute display, which is said to have cost £1.8million and was accompanied by an electronic soundtrack, featured a poignant commemoration of the centenary of the First World War with bursts of red fireworks representing poppies. 
It comes as millions around the world have welcomed in 2015 with a series of spectacular fireworks displays. 



Services braced themselves for a busy night, with London Ambulance Service expecting up to 600 calls an hourBreathtaking: Minutes after the dazzling display (pictured), Prime Minister David Cameron tweeted: 'Happy New Year' 
Although 100,000 saw the display from the official viewing areas, many more saw it from other parts of the Capital
Unlike last year, when about 500,000 people crammed into part of the city to view the display, just 100,000 paying ticket holders were permitted to watch the city’s annual celebration from a fenced-off area at a cost of £10 per ticketThis was the view towards the London Eye from RAF Memorial on Victoria Embankment. This year a ticket system was introduced to limit the numbers of people at the prime viewing sites to 100,000Revellers lined the River Thames for a fireworks display timed to the midnight bongs of Big Ben, Parliament's famous bell
A breathtaking display of fireworks lit up London's night sky tonight as hundreds of thousands descended on the Capital for the arrival of 2015





Ringing in the New Year: Big Ben's chimes signalled the start of a massive firework display that drew gasps among the thousands watching

The sparkling display featured 12,000 fireworks. Crowds of hundreds of thousands lined the River Thames 

Selfie time: Revellers use their mobile phones to capture the stunning fireworks bonanza. A woman even turns her back on the display momentously to take a selfie 
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