Cromer fireworks: Thousands to launch in New Year's Day show

An annual fireworks display that has raised £100,000 for charity in 24 years will see more than 3,000 launched from the sky and sea at this year's event.

The New Year's Day show, in Cromer, Norfolk, is run by Titanium Fireworks.

The company said some fireworks would launch from the North Sea but insisted there would be no plastic waste.

Production manager Rachel Clapp, 29, said: "I've always spent many family holidays there growing up so it's nice to give back to Cromer."

More than 3,000 fireworks will be set off in this year's show which will last 12 minutes

The explosives are made in China but prepared by Titanium Fireworks at a secret location in Cambridgeshire due to the number of explosives on site.

The company charged Cromer Town Council at cost price for the display so proceeds could be donated to local community groups.

The Scouts, children's groups and projects which helped victims of domestic abuse have all benefited from the money collected in the past.

The free display has drawn in crowds of 15,000 people in previous years, with donations encouraged.

Production manager Rachel Clapp said the Cromer show was more intimate than the one in London

While the London and Edinburgh shows have taken nearly six months to plan with 40 people required on site, the Cromer display take about a week to design with a few more days needed to prep the explosives.

This year's event starts at 17:00 GMT on New Year's Day with a wheelchair viewing area on Jetty Cliff.