THE weekend starts with a bang on Friday, November 1 when Blackpool Pleasure Beach puts on a fizz-popping firework extravaganza.

Together with Rock FM and Magic 999, they'll be firing up the pop with guest appearances by TV fame hunters the Cheeky Girls, and The Collective band. International DJ Mark Freejack will be mixing the discs and the fun starts at 5pm with fireworks at 6pm.

Sunday, November 3 promises to be a real classic with rockets exploding to the stunning sounds of the Great Northern Symphony Orchestra and the One Voice Community Gospel Choir.

Mark Freejack will again be in the mix for the fun which starts at 4.30pm with fireworks at 5.30pm.

The fireworks mark the beginning of the Blackpool Pleasure Beach winter weekend season which runs from Saturday 9th to Sunday 24th November.