• Beer Tent to include Cocktails, Wine, Pimms, Cider and Beer
• BBQ serving Burgers, Sausages & Paella
• 4 hours of music featuring professional bands on a centre stage
• Beacon
• Firework display from same company that do the Bonfire
• Close up magician
• Bouncy Castle/Slide for the kids

• Shift in Beer Tent (includes Quality Control!!)
• Help sell food (cooking is being done by professional chefs)
• Be a crowd marshal – you can still watch the event just need to wear a Hi Vis tabard
• Setting up and packing up – will be less that Bonfire night

You are free to download a zip file with all of these photos in high resolution. If you use them to make money, all I ask is that you credit me (Bruce Devlin) and make a donation to the Chiddingfold Bonfire fund by contacting us via the web form.

STOP PRESS ::: we have just got a couple of tickets for Top Gear Live for the Grand Draw. You probably know that the show is filmed only a few miles up the road, so even though Top Gear live is in Birmingham, it still has a real local connection. Buy your tickets on the night from the Grand Draw tent and you could end up in Birmingham watching Clarkson, Hammond and Captain Slow performing the world’s first Charioteering.

Bonfire night will be a great night for everyone. We need marshals to help keep people safe and to keep the event running smoothly. If you can give up an hour to help out on the night we would be really grateful. Please come along to our final marshals’ meeting:

 Marshalls meeting on Thursday 3rd November at the Half Crown, 8.30pm.

Please watch our video
 

Chiddingfold Bonfire Movie
by: Bruce_Devlin

Tickets available NOW at local shops and will be available on the night from the Grand Draw tent. Tickets are a pound each and we ALWAYS have happy winners. Why not buy a ticket – it could be your lucky year. All profits go to the elderly of Chiddingfold and to local charities.

 

One night at the Waldorf Hilton for two people including breakfast (waldorfhilton.co.uk)

 

 

One Family ticket for the Marwell Wildlife Park (marwell.org.uk)

 

A Christmas “bronze” Turkey from Prestwick Farm (prestwickfarm.co.uk)/div>

 

A ticket for 4 people to see the Guildford Flames at the Spectrum (guildfordflames.com)

 

A Brewery tour, donated by the Swann Inn, Chiddingfold (theswaninnchiddingfold.com/)

 

Dinner for two at the Crown Inn, Chiddingfold (thecrownchiddingfold.com)

 

Toshiba 22″ High Definition LED TV with built-in DVD player (22DL834) (amazon.co.uk/)

163 Years and Still Smokin’

Bonfire Builders:  Huge thanks to all of you able to help build the wonderful bonfire now taking pride of place on the village green.

Marshals:  Today the event attracts 8-10,000 people and strict regulations make it essential we have enough marshals for the torch-light procession, crowd, car parks and road blocks on the night.  Short, scheduled shared slots (try saying that after a few beers) means you will have heaps of time to enjoy the bonfire and fireworks with your family and friends too!

If you would like to help with marshalling this great occasion then please contact Steve Baker via the bonfire website or come along to the marshals briefing in The Half Crown @ 8.30pm on Thursday 3^rd November for a few beers ………Oh, and that briefing!

Setting up and Clearing away:  As you can imagine, an event like this involves a huge amount of setting up – putting up tents, trestle tables, fences, road diversions, cones, etc, and clearing away afterwards – leaving the village green as clean and tidy as we can.  If you would like to help with either setting up or clearing away, please contact Simon Manuel.

Raffle Tickets:  We had some great prizes in 2010 (see website). Thanks to all those who donated and congratulations to those who won!  We already have some amazing prizes lined up for this year’s event and any assistance you are able to provide selling raffle tickets would be most welcome.  Maybe you would like to donate a prize – please contact Jane Devlin.

Collection Buckets:  The bonfire raises money via street collections which is given to villagers over the age of 70. In 2010, over £4,000 was raised and distributed to 140 elderly residents of the village.  We also raised enough money to make donations to worthy local causes and helpers.  But money cannot be collected without your assistance.  So if you would like to help ‘shake a bucket’ on the night, please contact Gill Allen at the village post office.

Remember, remember the 5^th of November ………….. and with your help and continued support, we can make this another truly spectacular and memorable occasion

Simon Manuel – Chairman, Bonfire Committee

Steve Baker – Marshals

Jane Devlin – Raffle and Grand Prize Draw

Gill Allen – Collection Buckets

(all contactable via the web form above)

Park & Ride buses this year will leave from Witley Station as usual. There will be no parking on the green or in the village. The last bus will leave from the Catholic Church at 9:30pm to return to the station. Please don’t miss it and please thank the driver!