About
Gates open at 5.30pm, and the night ends around 8pm.
Order of events
6.30pm
First display is for the littler children. Should be less bangs and noise and lasts 5 - 10 minutes.
6.45pm
Bonfire is lit.
7.15pm
Second display, the big one. Loud and proud be awed with over 15 minutes of fireworks whilst the bonfire settles.
8.30pm
Site closes - please make your way safely home.
Team
Round Table
We are the Wotton-under-Edge and District Round Table. Made up of men aged 18 – 45 from the local area. We have also supported the Bluecoat School May Fair, the Medieval Fayre and, thanks to the organisers, we were once again at the Nibley Music Festival.
This year we have already supported the Bournstream Trust and we’re always interested in new ideas and opportunities. We’d like to hear from you if we can help in any way.
Money raised from this event is used to support local causes, people, schools and charities.
Nationwide Round Table raised over £400,000 from runing firework displays for their communities in 2018.
Ladies Circle
Supporting us behind the scene, and stalls, Ladies Circle (and Tangent) are our partners in making this event happen each year.
Lions Club
We couldn’t manage the volume of traffic and people without the help of the Lions club. Each year they donate their time for free to help us make the event a success.
If you need disabled access, please contact us and on the night make your way to our New Road entrance.
WCSF
We’d like to thank the WCSF for their continued support of the firework display.
The Wotton Community Sports Foundation (WCSF) is a charity whose objective is to provide sports and recreational facilities for the community in and around Wotton-under-Edge. We’ve got a 999-year lease on a 38-acre site just outside the town (referred to as the “New Road site”), which is the centrepiece of our development plans.
Fire Magic
They supply all the fireworks for the display and have been doing so for many years.
As well as constantly seeking out new fireworks and effects, they design and build their own firing racks and fusing systems. These measures save time setting up firework displays, give greater control over the final visual effect and improve onsite safety. Why? Because the fireworks are loaded into secure pre-fabricated steel structures, which ensure they fire at the correct angle.
Downton
We’d like to thank the Downton deliveries for supplying us with the wood for this year’s bonfire.
Established and headquartered in Gloucestershire, Downton operates 600 tractor units and 1,800 trailers out of ten major distribution hubs across the UK – Moreton Valence (headquarters), Quedgeley, Coventry, Dunstable, Leeds, Runcorn, Avonmouth, Shepton Mallet, Shotton and Tilbury – and employs around 1,350 staff.