Those hoping for the Llanfairfechan display were disappointed ,when the tide swamped the fireworks. Now, if we think Llandudno TC and CCBC are idiots, let's see how Llanfairfechan managed to site their display where it would get swamped by the tide:
"Mayor Delohne Merrell said they were sorry to those who had turned out.
“At this point we need to sit down as a town council and talk about what has happened,” she said, which qualifies as the understatement of the year. Now, it was a high tide - one of the highest, in fact - but it was accurately forecast.
Cllr Merrell said she was not fully aware of what had happened (someone messed up), but said she believed the mixture of heavy rain (?) and a faster-than-expected high tide led to the fireworks being destroyed.
Well, the high tide came in at the predicted rate and time, while Wrexham-based Festival Fireworks' owner, who had provided the display, put their company owner forward to explain.
"Brian Davies, the company owner, said: “We were told the times of the low tide, but found out afterwards there was a spring tide."
But the spring tide was also forecast. As some locals said "Should have been one: it had all been set up on the beach ready for the off, then the tide came in.”
Now, tides are very, very predictable, even at times of severe depressions, which there wasn't on November 4th. The fireworks company didn't check with the Wirral observatory, who would have explained everything for the cost of a single phone call. Alternatively, tide timetables are available online and from a lot of local shops .
Wonder who's being held responsible?