I recently commented in a letter on the daft celebration of Guy Fawkes' Night on any night other than November 5.

I believe the proliferation of firework displays, presumably sanctioned by Oxford City Council, on days other than November 5, have directly contributed to the explosion of the massively raised level of highly unsociable and illegal acts of releasing fireworks on many other nights, by private individuals.

This is presumably in the belief that if the council sanctions annoying us all and terrifying our pets on other nights, then it is OK for others to do so.

MICHAEL HEAVEY Oxford Road Old Marston Oxford