Thank you to all the wonderful helpers who worked behind the scenes to put on another spectacular bonfire celebration. Thank you to John and Margaret Neve for laying the memorial wreath.

It takes a year and a whole village to put on the torchlit bonfire celebrations. With more than 50 people helping behind the scenes, your Bonfire Society are immensely grateful for our wonderful members and volunteers who help keep this spectacular village tradition going. There are so many different activities throughout the twelve months of Bonfire.

THE TWELVE MONTHS OF BONFIRE:

Twelve months of torches: stick cutting, torch drilling, torch making, torch dipping, torches transporting. 

Eleven months of organising: event planning, helpers organising, volunteers recruiting, fireworks booking, fire-crew finding, first aid sorting, portaloos booking. 

Ten months of fundraising: quizzes holding, raffles selling, snail racing, wine & cheesing, sponsors recruiting, competitions running, charity bucket shaking.

Nine months of publicity: programme designing, leaflets delivering, posters making, facebook posting, website updating, members emailing, newsletters writing.

Eight months of processions: societies inviting, insurance organising, bands booking, procession marshaling, radios manning, barriers co-ordinating, torches lighting, spent torches collecting.

Seven months of creating: cross and banner making, poppy banner making, costumes making, jumpers knitting, kids torch making, street banners hanging.

Six months of catering : catering stalls booking, bars stocking, cakes baking, bacon butties grilling, drinks serving, food preparing, refreshments serving.

Five months of roads: councils consulting, signs marking, roads closing, cones marking, barrels filling, roads sweeping, litter picking. 

Four months of bonfire: pallets collecting, turf stripping, bonfire building, bonfire guarding, turf relaying.

Three months of marshaling: marshals recruiting, barriers manning, visitors directing, crowds protecting.

Two months of parties: Seniors Christmas lunching, helpers thank-you partying.

One day of Bonfire Celebrations.

It takes a village!