Did
you enjoy the firework display? If you want the Boyes
to do a display for you then email us at fireworks@battelbonfire.co.uk
no display is to big or to small.
Bonfire
2009 we collected
Battle Bonfire 2009 has
cost over £12,000 to put on. It is getting harder each year
to raise the money for this wonderful event, if you can help
in any way with sponsorship or donations please contact the
Chairman chairman@battelbonfire.co.uk.
To make it easier to pay for your Lottery ticket
we now do a standing order. To apply for this please email me at
webmaster@battelbonfire.co.uk. and we will email you the details.
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This years Fun Run is on Sunday
5th September, bookings are being taken NOW. For information
on how to enter please go to www.bbb10k.co.uk.
Thank you to our sponsors including Alan
Hunting Associates and The
Really Useful Directories.
Click here
to go to the Fun Run 2009 Page to see the photographs and
the list of Winners and times.
The Overall
Winner with a time of 34:49 was ROSS SKELTON, can YOU beat
that in 2010?.
This year, the Run is being held on Sunday 5th September
with the start being in Battle High Street at 10.00am and
with the finish line being on the Abbey Green. Like last year,
there will be 6 age classes for both men and ladies, 15-18;
19-29; 30-39; 40-49; 50-59 and 60 and above, on the day of
the Run. There will also be a Fancy Dress class, to keep the
fun element of the race that was originally run back in the
mid 90's.
1st, 2nd and 3rd places in each of the age
classes will be awarded a trophy plus there will be a Cup
to the winner of the best fancy dressed runner and a Cup for
the runner collecting the most sponsorship for the Battel
Bonfire Boyes. There will also be medals for all finishers
of the course. The award ceremony will be on The Abbey Green
at 11.45am on the day with the trophies being officially awarded
by the Mayor of Battle.
The entry fee is just £11-50 and entries
can be made on line on www.bbb10k.co.uk, or by completing
an entry form that can be collected from Alan
Hunting Associates, 32 Mount Street, Battle who are
one of the main sponsors. Entry on the day will be possible,
at the cost of £15-00. Sponsorship forms can also be
downloaded from the site.
The course itself is a measured 10 kilometre
Run, with the runners starting midway up The High Street and
running up to and around the round-a-bout by the Police Station
and then back down the High Street before continuing on down
to Upper Lake then to Lower Lake where they will turn right
in to Powdermill Lane. At the Catsfield end of Powdermill
Lane, at Horns Corner, they will turn right and run along
Catsfield Road and then turning right down in to North Trade
Road, through the High Street and finishing on the Abbey Green.
Last years bbb10k winning times were, for
the Men, 34 minutes 49 seconds run by Ross Skelton of Hastings
AC, and for the Ladies, 37 minutes 36 seconds run by Katy
Moore from Brighton & Hove Running Club.
Two drinks stations, sponsored and manned
by Tesco Express of Battle, will
be provided along the route with another, manned by 1st
Battle Scout Group, at the finish line.
This year, there will also be a Junior race
before the main Run, starting at 9.30am, for children between
the ages on the day of 9 and 14, spilt in to 2 classes, 9
- 11 and 12 - 14.
The course will be a shortened course using the same start
line and with the juniors running up to the main round-a-bout
and back down the High Street and finishing on the finish
line on the Abbey Green. Trophies will be awarded to the 1st,
2nd and 3rd place in each of the classes for both the boys
and the girls. Medals will be awarded to all juniors finishing
the Run. Entry fees will be £2-50 in advance and £3-50
on the day.
A Temporary Road Closure will be in force
in Battle High Street and Upper and Lower Lake from 9.20am
until the last runner of the main Run enters Powdermill Lane,
and also along Powdermill Lane from 10.00am up to the time
that the last runner exits Horns Corner at the Catsfield end
of Powdermill Lane.
Should anyone be interested in helping Marshal
the event or assisting in any way, would they please contact
Simon on 07976 254247 before the day of the Run.
Remember: application forms
for the 2010 run are on http://www.bbb10k.co.uk
and anyone wishing to get in contact can write to bbb10k,
Battel Bonfire Boyes, PO Box 143, Battle TN33 0HH or e-mail
the organisers on battlebonfire.fundraising@hotmail.com.
This years Bonfire went very
well. Photographs of the event can be found here,
if anyone has any pictures for inclusion please email me at
the above address. Bonfire 2010 is on Saturday 6th November.
The Thank you event for 2009
was held at the Royal British Legion in Battle High Street
on the afternoon of Sunday 24th January starting at 3pm. This
is where we thank everyone who helped us to put on the wonderful
event that is Battel Bonfire and hand out the money that was
collected at Bonfire night to the various local charities
and good causes. Photos can be found here
or on the website of professional photographer Tony Coombes
here.
Summer
Fayre 2010
Summer Fayre 2010 was on Saturday 3 July at Battle Recreation
Ground, North Trade Road. We will have the amount raised here
soon for photographs of the event click here.
The
winner of the Pitch the Guy 2010 was 20 year old Danny Cornford
from Hastings with an impressive 17ft beating big arms Jason
Griffiths for the token prize of a bottle of whisky.
The
Summer Fayre will return for next year on Saturday 2 July
2011. Email Caitlin on Caitlin@battelbonfire.co.uk
for more information on how to book a pitch or have a stall.
The Dog show will also be back and after
confirmation should have the following categories:
Best Veteran over 8 yrs old
Best Rescue
Prettiest Bitch
Most Handsome Dog
Cutest Puppy up to 6 months
Waggiest Tail
Best Condition
Best Child Handler under 16
Best Trick
Best Irish Brace
Dog Most like Owner
Best in Show
On the Abbey Green
stall on the day of the Bonfire we have copies
of the new book all about Bonfire in Battle, price £9.99.
2010 Badge price £1 and the
new Enamel Badge price £3 are available now.
A year
or so past, the Bonfire boyes posed for a photograph outside the
Abbey Gatehouse you can see the results here
and also purchase a copy of the photograph.
Below is a list of just
some of the local community groups and organisations who have benefited
from Bonfire 2009.
St. Johns Ambulance
Royal British
Legion (Wreath)
Senior Citizens
Christmas Fund
St. Martins
Shepherds Place
Battle Scouts,
cubs and beavers
Battle Guides,
Brownies and Rainbows
Aston Fields
Pre-school Playgroup
Caterpillar
Club
St. Michael's
Hospice
Age Concern
Lunch Club
Raynet
Pentacle Drummers
Eastbourne Rugby
Club
Battle Muffins
Guide Dogs
Hastings Lions
Club
Torfield Special
School
Leeford Place
Luncheon Club
Sara Lee Trust
Sambalanca Samba Band
Senlac Gardens Residents
Battel bonfire Boyes wish to thank the
people of Battle, our sponsors, and the following individuals
and organisations without whose valued help the event would not
be possible :-
We are always on the
lookout for hessian sacking to make our torches with. If
you have any that you don't need please contact us at webmaster@battelbonfire.co.uk
and we will arrange to pick it up.
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Telephone me (Stuart) on 01424 437753.
The website creators would like to thank
Bonfire members Mr Paul Edmonds, Mrs Marion Butler, Mr Dave Wilson,
Mr Bill Bridges and Mr Juris Ozols for kindly sharing their pictures
with us.
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