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Sussex Bonfire Carol Service

HBS members attended the Sussex Bonfire Society Annual Carol Service in Uckfield, 14 December 2025. The society was well represented with a number of members attending in their Smuggler or Victorian dress. The service was preceded with a colourful procession and then Christmas Carols at the church. Also the new banner for Christmas was revealed, a great addition to our many banners throughout the years and proudly carried by our Captain of Banners, Richard Harris. HBS Juniors banner was carried in by Dylan Lloyd, a long standing junior member and now YouTuber for the society.

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2025 Season finale

The evening of 22 November brought the 2025 bonfire season to an end for Hailsham Bonfire Society. Our final outmeeting was at Chiddingly and whilst the weather was cold and wet we were offered a warm welcome from our hosts. HBS had a great turnout from the membership and we certainly all had a great evening with fantastic bonfire and firework display to end.
2025 has been a great year for the society with new members joining and new societies visited. We are always looking for new members to join the society and help maintain our high standards when putting our own evening together. This event takes a great deal of work to prepare and execute however all members who support this have a great evening and work hard to give our visiting societies and public an event to remember. If you would like to be part of this fantastic family visit our memberships page. Want to help in other ways? Visit our fundraising page where you can contact us.

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HBS 2025 Fundraising success!

On 21 November 2025 HBS presented 2 cheques to their chosen charities for this year, Inspire Sussex and Children With Cancer at the Crown Public House in Hailsham, thanks to the Crown for their continued support to our society. Both charities are close to our hearts as we have society members who are supported by them, in addition the work they both do to support those in the community is amazing. Both were given cheques for £650 and were collected by both members and volunteers of the charities on their behalf. Our Chairman, Bob Sandalls, and members of the Bonfire Society were at the presentation, we thank Paul Gibson from Hailsham News for the photos. We continue to support local charities and initiatives across the area and always looking for support from local businesses and residents alike. If you would like to help out or become a member please visit our Fundraisng and Membership pages for details of how you can be part of a great society.

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HAILSHAM HERO AWARDS

HAILSHAM BONFIRE SOCIETY WINS AT AWARDS

For the last few months Hailsham residents have been voting for their Hailsham Hero’s.  The initiative was launched in 2024 by Hailsham News and Hailsham FM and saw a number of local Heroes awarded for their efforts in the town.

The Hailsham Hero Award is a perfect way to acknowledge someone truly deserving person who has made a real difference through their generous spirit and tireless work with the Hailsham area.

The event was held on the evening of October 14 2025 at The Kings Head in Horsebridge with our Chairman, Bob Sandalls, invited as HBS was shortlisted as a contender for the award “Group Organisation Award”

The voting closed on October 30 and we are pleased to announce that HBS won this award. This award recognises all the hard work that our society members, who are all volunteers, do to help raise funds for not only the fantastic free event which is held every year but also local charities. We would like to thank all of those who voted for us and also those businesses which have supported us throughout the year to do what we do.

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2025 HBS Bonfire Celebrations

On October 18 2025 HBS hosted their Guy Fawkes and Fireworks spectacular. The business of preparing the bonfire and making sure that everything was ready stated early on Saturday morning at 7am….. Our fantastic society members were all ready to help out on what is a very long day.
With 17 visiting societies and 4 fantastic bands the night was an amazing success. Support was offered from other societies and we really appreciated it as this helped us make our event as successful as it was. The event hosted a record number of visitors which shows how popular this is in the Hailsham calendar of events throughout the year. We are now looking forward to our event in 2026 which we plan to be even better than this one! Want to support then you can join the society by clicking on the link below.

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2025 Bonfire Season……

We are only a short time away from HBS Guy Fawkes Celebrations on October 18 2025! Society members have been busy putting together a great event programme for you all to enjoy. Whilst we have all been busy for our evening we have also been visitors to a number of local Bonfire events across Sussex. The society has a great deal of active members who attend these events and represent HBS, where needed we will support the host if needed. This takes a great deal of commitment and time to make an event to remember. If you would like to support or contribute to the society in anyway please visit our Fundraising page here on our website. All support is gratefully received and appreciated

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HBS Bonfire Celebrations 2025

Programmes for our 2025 event are now on sale and are available from the following local businesses
The Grenadier, Hailsham
John’s Fish Bar
Dippy doodahs
Al’s Barbers, Hailsham
The Snug, Hailsham
Scrumdiddlyumptious Hailsham
HAY’S Restaurants & cafe
Antiques & Allsorts
Sweethearts Party Boutique
The Crown, Hailsham
Hops & Ground Coffee Shop

Proceeds from this help fund this fantastic event!

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BONFIRE SEASON IS NEARLY HERE!

We are only a matter of weeks away from the first Bonfire events taking place, however the best is being held in Hailsham 18th October 2025! We are well into our planning stage which takes a great deal of work and our society members are again committed to making this a fantastic event. We are always looking for additional members to support and you can be part of this fantastic event, membership details are available on the website. Keep your eyes on our social media and website for updates, there will also be a programme on sale at various outlets and events across Hailsham very soon…….

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HBS FLAMING FUN 2025

Once again HBS triumphed with a fantastic and successful FLAMING FUN DAY in June. A record number of visitors enjoyed music, food, displays, drinks and much much more. The support from the community was fantastic and once again proved that HBS FFD is a fixed event in Hailsham Towns calendar. The society worked tirelessly to make the event a success and those who were there on the day are a credit to the society values, supporting and giving up their time to make the event what it is today. We are looking at how we can beat this years event and welcome any new members to the society who help make this reality. We would also like to thank all those who attended the event with their respective stalls and groups, we couldn’t do this without you. We continue to work hard to raise the funds needed for our next event in October……. If you wish to make a donation please visit our fundraising page for details.

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HBS BONFIRE CELEBRATIONS

Following on from the success of the 2024 celebrations we are now in the planning stages for the 2025 event. This will take place on 18th October 2025 with HBS leading the torch lit procession through the town and then a fantastic bonfire and firework finale at our firesite on Western Road Recreation ground. This event takes a great deal of preparation and funding, do you have an interest in joining us? Visit our membership page for details of how to do this. If you would like to help with any fundraising or donations visit our fundraising page.