For years, there has been talk in Utrecht about a ban on the lighting of fireworks by consumers. A so-called citizens’ council will discuss this in 2024. “For years, a majority of Utrecht residents have indicated that as far as they are concerned, they are done with the explosions, with frightening animals and people and with the demolition of nature, the environment and public space,” explains PvdD Utrecht. faction leader Maarten van Heuven.