Firework injury atRobertsbridge Bonfire

I was in the procession which went very well but did not see much of the fireworks as I was injured and had to be led away by several marshals.

I was looking up at the display when a cartridge from the firework display plummeted down and hit me on the face.

I was stunned and called to the marshal for a first-aider.

My face was covered in blood and I could see my cheek swelling instantly.

Several marshals wearing crash helmets escorted me to first aid, where my cut was treated and glued to stop the bleeding.

At the time of the incident I was behind the safety barriers and there were plenty of children about so I do not see how this event could be classed as ‘a very good family event’.

The next day my eye and cheek were badly swollen and even now, eight days later, it is still bruised and swollen and very painful.

The fireworks used now are more like missiles and obviously what goes up with force comes back down with force.

There was a lot of ash falling from the fireworks and so I couldn’t look directly upwards. If I had, I could well have lost an eye.

Perhaps the marshal standing near me wearing a crash helmet, had advance warning!

PAMELA CROW

Harley Shute Road

St Leonards