Happy Birthday Clifton Suspension Bridge!

On Sunday, there was a fireworks display to mark the 150th anniversary since the opening of the Clifton Suspension Bridge. If you're unfamiliar with the Bridge, it is to Bristol what the Statue of Liberty is to New York, and what the Eiffel Tower is to Paris. It's not just a landmark; it's the landmark. For us, it's iconic- partly because it's one of the most famous 'views' of Bristol, and partly because it was designed by Brunel (who won the competition designated to it's design, interestingly enough), who's probably one of the most important names associated with Bristol (though he wasn't born in Bristol- to be fair, most of the names we try to claim aren't!).
The fireworks lasted around 12 minutes, and were really really amazing- set to music and everything! There was also- and I feel this is really important to mention- a minute silence, in honour of Charlotte Bevan and her daughter, who went missing earlier this week and were found in Avon Gorge. Unfortunately, as nice as it would be to pretend that the Suspension Bridge is all beautiful, it does have a more tragic side in that it's a known suicide spot (though, thankfully, deaths have decreased since signs were put up with the Samaritans number- 08457 90 90 90). I'm really glad that the minute silence was held, as it recognised Ms Bevan and her daughter's deaths, and was a reminder of the others who have lost their lives there.
Overall, it was a lovely night- there were thousands upon thousands of people, and it just felt like a celebration of being Bristolian really. Gurt lush!