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FIREWORK NIGHT
Introduction
1st Kesgrave Scout Group have been running firework nights at least since the beginning of the 1980’s. Originally in the garden of Brian Clow’s in Bell Lane (just opposite Heath School entrance) as a group event for up to 60 people; moving on to the Community Centre when it opened in the early 1990’s and attracting around a 1000 people and since 2002 working with the Parent and Friends Association’s of Bell Lane, Cedarwood and Gorseland, together with the Firework Emporium attracting over 3000 people. We usually have live music provided by a local youth band and a few rides and stalls.
Firework Night
The Joint PFA and Scout Group Firework Committee have decided not to run the event in 2009. This is for a variety of reasons but the main ones are:
- Financial risks: We now spend out around £8,000 with no underwriting available if the event were to fail, especially for the weather, which last year came close to happening.
- Lack of support from our respective organisations: All of which are finding it increasingly difficult to get new volunteers to help run this type of event. We need around 60 people to run the event and meet health and safety obligations. We currently run with people who have helped for years, and still support us.
- The venue: This is only just about big enough to hold the display and there is now a significant charge by the community centre for using the facility.
We would like to thank the community and the people who have volunteered to undertake the many roles to run the event, for their support over the years and without which this event could not have been so successful. However, the current committee feel it is time to call it a day. If anyone else would like to consider taking over and running this event we would be more than happy to provide advice on what it takes to put it on.
Reference Material
For further information on how we organised it click <here>.