Hopetoun House apologises after fireworks display wakes residents A stately home has apologised after local residents complained about an "extremely loud" fireworks display. The Facebook page of Hopetoun House in South Queensferry was inundated with complaints on Monday following Sunday night's display. Residents as far away Rosyth across the Forth claimed they were woken by bangs from the fireworks, with many complaining children and pets were disturbed by the noise. The stately home, which plays host to a number of events including weddings, said they are looking at better ways to inform local residents in advance. Among those who wrote on their Facebook page was Alexa McHale. She said: "Not amused at fireworks last night. My 10 month old was beyond petrified! The windy weather probably didn't help in the amplification of it. Maybe a little notice and some consideration for the people who attend your local events wouldn't go a miss?! Janice Wedlock pointed out it was the second time recently the fireworks had disturbed locals. She wrote: "Twice in a matter of weeks you have had extremely loud firework displays, a bit of warning would be have been nice, there is a lot of young children & elderly in the surrounding area that have been rudely awakened from their sleep & are now rather upset/ unsettled, at least Orocco Pier have the decency to notify us & theirs only last a couple of minutes & are much quieter!" Another Facebook user said the display had upset her pet. Jill McDonald said: "I stay in Dalmeny, and thought world war 3 had started without prior warning, bit loud, my cat almost had kittens and shes been neutered!" In a statement, Hopetoun House apologised for the noise and said they are looking into ways to notify residents. They said: "We would like to express our sincere apologies to our local residents who may have been disturbed by the fireworks display at Hopetoun House last night. We greatly appreciate your comments and feedback, and so we would like to invite the residents of South Queensferry and the surrounding areas to get in touch with us to give us your thoughts on how we can best inform you prior to events at Hopetoun where noise may be at a louder than normal level.