If there's one thing that Birmingham needs more of, it's fireworks shops. I have never for the life of me understood how a dedicated fireworks shop actually manages to stay open, given they probably have three or four good business days a year, but they're certainly cool to wander around, and Solihull Fireworks in Shirley is no exception. They have a quite frankly astounding range of fireworks, with all of the usual suspects, rockets, Catherine wheels, Roman candles, and all at very reasonable prices. There's too many deals to go into, but I got their budget rocket pack, containing twenty seven rockets, which set me back just £70, and which were of good quality (anyone who's bought budget fireworks knows the danger of getting complete duds that never work). They also specialise in large corporate or wedding displays, which are again well priced (relatively), and if their regular rockets are anything to go by, will be a sight to behold. read more