Contact your MP
Writing to your MP is one of the most effective ways of helping to achieve better fireworks regulations. You can use the template below to help. Feel free to share your MP’s reply with us at campaigns@redwings.co.uk - thank you!
Find your MP
1) Go to this website: https://members.parliament.uk/FindYourMP
2) Pop in your postcode; hit the blue ‘Search’ button
3) Your MP’s name and photo will appear. Scroll down to the ‘Contact’ section and under the ‘Parliamentary office’ heading, you will see an email address for your MP.
4) Adapt (especially updating the sections in italics below or the highlighted sections of the letter template) and email it to your MP!
Email your MP
Once you have the email address for your MP from the block above, use your chosen email client to write to your MP with the suggested copy below.
Write to your MP
Once you have the address for your MP (information above), use text below as the basis of a letter to write to your MP. OR download our letter template (DOCX 16 KB).
Suggested text for contacting your MP
Dear [INSERT MP NAME],
I am writing to you as my MP in relation to the pressing need for improved fireworks regulation to better protect animals and vulnerable people from their negative impacts. It would mean a great deal to me if you could show your support by writing to the relevant minister in the Department for Business and Trade.
I am a supporter of the Keep Horses In Mind fireworks campaign, which is run by Redwings Horse Sanctuary and aims to raise awareness of the awful impact fireworks can have on these beautiful animals.
[IF RELEVANT, YOU MAY WISH TO ADD A PARAGRAPH HERE DETAILING YOUR OWN PERSONAL MOTIVATIONS FOR SUPPORTING THE CAMPAIGN AND/OR THE IMPACT YOU HAVE SEEN FIREWORKS HAVE ON HORSES]
Redwings’ 2025 Fireworks and Horses report detailed that more than two-thirds of the 5,000+ UK adult horse owners who responded to the charity’s survey know that a horse in their care has been negatively impacted by fireworks on at least one occasion.
Redwings also has first-hand experience of the devastation fireworks can cause. Despite efforts to keep them safe within the sanctuary, three rescued horses in the care of Redwings - Cinders, Sprite and Percy - all died in incidents relating to fireworks being let off near the centres where they lived.
Due to this extremely distressing experience, Redwings is campaigning for the maximum noise level for consumer fireworks to be reduced from 120 to 90 decibels. Over 180,000 people have already backed this change by signing Redwings’ petition on the Parliament website.
As you may know, this petition, alongside another calling for the sale of fireworks to be limited to those running local authority-approved events only, was debated in Westminster Hall on 19th January. The debate was very well attended, with 58 MPs from across the political spectrum taking part in the lively and heartfelt discussion.
While the minister responding on behalf of the Government acknowledged many of the points raised about the harmful impacts of fireworks and committed to continued constructive engagement, she crucially did not commit to a timeline for change, despite several efforts from MPs in the room to ask her to give an indication of when we can expect practical action.
Your support in writing to Kate Dearden, the Minister for Employment Rights and Consumer Protection, urging her to commit to a timeline for action would therefore be hugely appreciated.
Yours sincerely,
[INSERT YOUR NAME]
[INSERT YOUR FULL ADDRESS OR JUST YOUR POSTCODE so your MP will know you live within their constituency]