I thought I'd share an extract from the email I received having asked the school similar questions as have been posed here: "We reluctantly had to choose to hold the Gala Opening on a Sunday because that was the only day when actors and actresses are free, and a main focus of the evening was to include our acting alumni and parents. Mindful of the fact that this was a Sunday evening, we booked the firm on the clear understanding that it should be just a fire and light display with absolutely no fireworks of the ?bang? variety, and indeed that the emphasis would be on visual impact, rather than noise....Like you, however, I was dismayed by the accompanying and unexpected noise from the fireworks. Unlike some local schools and organisations, Alleyn?s does not have regular fireworks displays, and it was the first such event of this kind in my 7 years here as Headmaster. As a local resident myself I am only too aware of the disturbance from loud displays which take place locally with regularity and no warning. It was for reasons of courtesy that we informed adjacent houses of our display, and I apologise that it was so much noisier than we had anticipated. We have no intention to repeat such a display; this was a very special one-off evening for the Alleyn?s community to celebrate the conclusion of this major building project."