Whitchurch Festival

Bonfire & Fireworks Night, October 29th 5pm

We estimate that approximately 2000 people took the time to come out and experience the event , it is almost impossible to put into a few words how truly awesome and incredible the Bonfire & Firework night was.

After months of planning and enormous amount of volunteered help from all our community, we can only say a massive thank you and well done to everyone that supported us, especially all the volunteers. Special thanks has to go to all the young members of our community, they all worked so hard with their schools and families putting so much creative time and effort into the Great Guy Competition, Halloween Fancy Dress and Bonfire Facade. Whitchurch Festival can easily say that without you the event could not have been as outstanding as it was.

Building the Castle-themed bonfire was a huge task, took 2 days to build and was finished with pupils from the Whitchurch Primary school and Beavers painting the walls. It looked truly awesome and it was actually a shame it had to be lit!

The fireworks display by Pyrotastic was visually mind blowing, and we have since had feedback suggesting it was 'the best Whitchurch has ever seen'. Pyrotastic have worked with us throughout this project and their professional efforts really put the icing on the cake and helped to make this event the success it was.

We have some amazing sets of photos from this event, please click on the below slide show hyperlinks to view:

(Great Guy) (Bonfire Build) (Atmospheric Night) (Firework Florets) (The Audience) (Little Monsters)

With the immense support and success of this event all we can say is 'watch this space, you're gonna love 2012!!' (Rumour control; "Great Fire of London Theme" anyone???)

Competitions:

Halloween Fancy Dress:

• 1st Place: Rebecca Lucas (Moonraker)
• 2nd Place: Alice and Molly Carey, Finlay Kelly and Cerris Brown (Alice in Wonderland)
• Runner up: Imogen Strong (No specific theme)

"Great Guy" competition:

• 1st Place: The Kelland Family (Guy's Farm)
• 2nd Place: Tony Hills (Sat Nav)
• Runner Up: Reg Minnal (Poor Guy)

Special List of Thanks (in alphabetical order):

• Albright International Ltd
• Andover Advertiser
• Andrew Reeves Hall
• Basingstoke Gazette
• Clacys Garage
• Eric Dunlop
• John Dollins
• Macmillian Distribution
• Malcolm McDonald
• Millennium Meadow
• Mobile Bar 3
• Newbury Reclaim
• Oaktree Nursery
• Phil Cooper
• Pyrotastic Fireworks
• Raymond Brown Minerals and Recycling
• Rising 5's
• Rockus (Whitchurch's Live Rock Music Festival)
• Sonny Jims Ice Cream Van
• St Johns Ambulance
• Trevan Cocking
• Whitchurch Beavers
• Whitchurch Festival Volunteer Army (you all know who you are!)
• Whitchurch Mayor & Mayoress
• Whitchurch Primary School

There is also a video of the event on YouTube, filmed and put together by Andrew Reeve-Hall and it truly shows the fantastic community support for the entire event. Click here...

See you soon and thanks once again,

Whitchurch Festival Committee