LBS attending Burgess Hill bonfire Celebrations

Info supplied by BHBS

Getting here

Please be aware we have had notice from visiting societies that in previous years the road closures at Buxted have caused a few attendance issues getting across Sussex although officially this looks to be in from 18:30 our Roads close at 18:00 and open at 22:30..

Parking

Parking will be available at Cyprus Road Car Park for all visiting Societies. The address is: Cyprus Road Car Park, Burgess Hill, RH15 8DX. We ask you to advise your members not to park along the procession route.

Please note that there is no parking at the Boys Club (Fire Field) as access is required for emergency vehicles

Fireworks in Procession

Three are no fireworks allowed in the procession or at the fire field, there may be use of BHBS boom barrel, this is for the appointed BHBS members to use only. You may hear Fire Crackers going off between societies on the return from Silverdale Road, this is being done by the hard working fire cart teams, so if you are positioned behind a fire cart you may see this happening, there are 4 teams, and outside of BHBS members at the front of the procession these are the only ones allowed to use Fire Crackers.

Flares

You may use marine flares, but we ask that this is done with the flare pointing towards your central rank, ignited by pointing down and away from the crowd and not in the confined areas/tight streets towards the firesite (Cross Roads onwards). Flares must also be disposed of safely either in the centre of the road between the ranks (away from the curb and therefore also the crowd) or in the nearest fire cart.

Timings

We will be gathering at Cyprus Road Car Park from 17:30 – this is to allow time for the readjusted road closurers as Roads close at 18:00 and open at 22:30.

18:15 Remembrance Service

Please feel free to join the short processiion and line the outside of the warmemorail gardens with us.

18:30 Costume Competition

Visiting societies in Cyprus Road carpark

18:35 Tar Barrel Drag Racing Church Road

there are still places should you want to enter a 2 member team

19:30 First Procession

Crescent Way to  Silverdale Road – short break whilst the procession turns around

20:40 Grand Procession

Silverdale Road to Fairfield Recreation Ground

21:45 Firework Display & Bonfire

Refreshment vans and funfair

Route Map