Battel Bonfire 2009 is on Sat 7th November Bookmark This Site	We now have a guestbook for people to add their comments.
Closed for the moment, until I can find a more reliable hosting board.	Powered by WebRing.

Summer Fayre 2009 will be on Saturday 4 July.

We hope to have the Tug of War competition again as last year, click here for entry form.

Pitches are available for the Fayre, contact Simon Merrick on 07976 254247 or by email battlebonfire.fundraising@hotmail.com.

The 2009 Raffle will be drawn at the end of Fayre

Information on Dog Show

Entries from 11.30am, Judging starts at 12.30pm

Judge: Marianne Van Gils (Battle Dog Training School)

Rosettes and Prizes to third place and “Specials”

Entry Fees: £1.00 per dog per entry with Free on-field parking

This Dog Show is Sponsored by

There will be another morning Boot sale on the Sunday at the end of July in the field next to the Squirrel public house. Same as last time.

The Battel Bonfire Boyes are staging a 10K Run starting at 10am, on Sunday 6th September this year, as part of their fundraising campaign. The route will start on the Abbey Green and run down towards The Senlac Inn, turning in to and along Powdermill Lane towards Catsfield, then turning right towards Battle Road and then down in to North Trade Road, through the High Street and finishing on the Abbey Green.

The event will be run in accordance with the UK Athletics Association and be a timed event with medals for all competitors completing the course and awards for those in the winning positions of the various classes that are due to be run. The race will be open to a maximum of 500 competitors, the entry fee being in the region of £10 plus a £2 booking fee.

Should any businesses or indeed individuals, wish to sponsor any parts of the race, equipment or medals etc, please contact Simon Merrick on 07976 254247 or go to www.bbb10k.co.uk.
All profits from the race will go towards the £12,000 needed for the Battel Bonfire Boyes to stage this years Battle Bonfire Celebrations. Click here to download the above poster to help us advertise the event.

Thank you to 'The Really Useful Directories' for their help in advertising this event.

We are having an Auction of Promises this year. This has proven popular in the past so we are bringing it back in September. We will let you know the lots as soon as possible so start saving your money ready.

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.

This can also be obtained by emailing me on webmaster@battelbonfire.co.uk

2009 Badge is now available price £1.

Photos of the Thank You event can be seen on the Battle Observer website. Please note there is an error in the report that states 'the majority of the collection would be donated to local worthwhile causes', ALL the money we collect on the Night goes to charity not some.

In the latest edition of the Battle Town Council's Newsletter the Mayor, Cllr Ron Harris, has some nice things to say about the Battel Bonfire Boyes. I have reproduced them here to enable people who live outside of the area to read them. We would like to publicly thank him for these kind words. Click here for the Battle Town Council's website.

"The start of another year is perhaps a good time to record a big thank you, on behalf of the Town Council, to all those community groups which have contributed so much to help make Battle the super Town that it is. There is a community spirit abroad; a "feel good" factor; a pride in Town, which is almost touchable. My belief is that it is the multiplicity of community organisations which does most to engender those well-being feelings. So in thanking all that have put in so much effort over the past year, I will name a few particular groups that I have been fortunate enough to be involved with recently and hope that those that I do not name will understand that they too are really valued.

I start with Battle Bonfire Boyes. This year I enjoyed the privilege of lighting the annual bonfire. Notwithstanding the miserable weather on the night, joining the parade through Town was a remarkable experience. The atmosphere created by the burning, smoking torches, the crowds, the bands playing, the many other bonfire societies taking part, was almost Gothic. The effort which goes into organising the event, erecting safety barriers, deploying marshals etc is remarkable.

But BB Boyes do far more than just arrange a magnificent annual parade and firework display - as no doubt the many local charities which benefit from their year round activities will testify. For example, in early July 2008 BB Boyes organised for a second year the revived Battle Fete on the Recreation Ground. No self respecting Town should be without its annual fete, I am sure that we all feel indebted to the Bonfire Boyes for resurrecting ours. There again in December BB Boyes acting as volunteer safety stewards (along with other charitable organisations) all along the route of the Hastings Lions Club organised Centenary Hastings Marathon."

Year or ago 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.

The bonfire went ahead despite the weather.

Thank you to all the many people who came out to see the event in all the rain. Photos have been uploaded, click here for them. I have now added Mark's photos of the creation of the Effigy.

If anyone has any pictures please send them to webmaster@battelbonfire.co.uk.

Roz South from Firle Bonfire has a lot of photos of Battle Bonfire here http://rozsouth.zenfolio.com/p458746432.

Paul Kelly from County Images has more photos of Battle Bonfire and other events here http://countyimages.com/articles.html.

Click here for Joe's Photos of the whole 2008 Bonfire Season.

Photo by Chris Nason.

A 1gig SD memory card has been found on the Battlefield, this contains various photos including baby pictures. If you have lost this and can verify that it is yours, we can return it to you. Please contact me at the above email address. Below are some photos from this card, if you know anyone in these please let the owner know that I have his card.

Below is a list of just some of the local community groups and organisations who have benefited from Bonfire 2008.

Rose Blakeley has produced a beautiful, illustrated book called “A Pathway through the Seasons” which is now for sale on line.
It features Battle Bonfire, with a full colour illustration of our very own Guy(see site).The website is www.apathwaythroughtheseasons.co.uk. The Author is not connected to the Society, but it is an example of the community spirit which we like to encourage.

New in 2009 was a combined Keyring Bottle opener price £1.50. These are still available.