7 April 2025
Family Flaming Fun Day Planning
Our regular society members spent time at our monthly meeting planning our Flaming Fun Day.
This event will be help on Sunday 29 June on Western Road Recreation ground. This will be a fantastic event with Music, Bar, stalls, displays and much much more. If you have a stall and would like to be part of this day and help us raise the funds needed to hold our annual bonfire event. then let us know. Email our fundraising team with details of your stall and what you have:
Fundraising@hailshambonfire.co.uk
10 January 2025
Annual General Meeting
HBS held their AGM in January and discussed the forthcoming year and vote in our committee. The overall success of the society is built around its members and there is no shortage of support to make the magic happen. We voted in our new committee and captains, some old and some new, and started the planning for 2025.
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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.