A major benefit of releasing your own sky lanterns, rather than lighting fireworks, is that they are far safer than fireworks and made from non-flammable bio-degradable paper. Light a Lantern’s sky lanterns will arrive with full release and safety instructions. To make sure you stay safe whilst enjoying them, please follow these guidelines:

1. Familiarise yourself with Light a Lantern sky lanterns before lighting and launching them and read to the release instructions.
2. Do not launch your Chinese lanterns in wind conditions that make lighting the lantern difficult. In any case ensure that the wind is not stronger than 5 mph (please refer to a weather forecast for approximate wind speeds in your area such as www.bbc.co.uk/weather).
3. Unpack the flying lanterns away from the source of ignition. Never light the sky lanterns whilst under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Never smoke whilst handling the lanterns.
4. Before the glowing sky lantern is launched, the naked flame must be supervised at all times.
5. Launching a Chinese sky lantern in strong winds, that is torn or has burn holes in may cause premature landing and fire at the point of grounding.
6. Check the wind direction prior to releasing your flying lanterns – obstacles such as buildings and trees should not be in the direct flight path of the lantern and must be at least 30 metres away.
7. Do not release the sky lanterns within a 5 mile radius of an operational airport or landing strip or within 2 miles of a farmers’ field, livestock, a major road or motorway.
8. Do not release the lanterns in an area where the glow could be confused as a distress signal.
9. Prior to use, all lanterns should be kept in a dry, secure place away from children.
10. Ensure that all children are kept under supervision and away from the source of ignition during the release.
11. Always ensure that any naked flames are supervised and never left unattended. Make sure you have water and / or fire extinguishers at hand.
12. Do not light and release the lanterns wearing flammable clothing in case the flame from the wick ignites the clothing. For additional safety, protective gloves can be worn.

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