St Mary fireworks society of Mqabba won the ground fireworks festival held in Floriana late yesterday.
They were declared the overall winners by Floriana local council, organisers of the event.A number of foreign judges took part.
St Mary had also won the first aerial fireworks competition in the Fireworks Festival held in Grand Harbour in 2006. The following year they went on to beat competition from Italy, England, Romania, Spain, Japan and China to win the world fireworks championship held in Rome - the f Caput Lucis (Capital of Light).
The society is currently celebrating its centenary, having been set up as the King George V Club in 1910.