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Poynton / Hazel Grove Round Table Charity Bonfire & Fireworks Party at Poynton Pool

Preparations are well underway for the annual Poynton / Hazel Grove Round Table charity bonfire and fireworks spectacular, which this year is on SATURDAY 7th November at Poynton Pool. As usual, advanced tickets are available from Mates DIY, Park Lane. Look out for the special Firework Spectacular posters in and around the village. In addition, tickets are available from the local schools: there is “on the night” pay at the gate admission too but it’s quite a bit cheaper if you buy in advance.

                        
For the event, it is recommended to use the Civic Centre car park off Park Lane and from there you can join the Torchlight Procession at 6pm with the Poynton Commodores*. The bonfire will be lit at 6.30pm, followed by the Junior Firework display at 7pm. The main firework display at 8pm is the finale to the evening.

* UPDATE: Unfortunately, this year the Council in their infinite wisdom have refused to ask the Police to close London Round North, for the Torchlight procession, so it will be replaced by a static display by the Commodores at the Civic Centre from 6pm.

The ticket pricing and timings for the evening’s events are detailed below.

As always, our aim is to give everybody an exciting evening of fun and entertainment (including a licensed bar, fairground rides, and food stalls), however safety of all those attending is our highest priority. At Poynton / Hazel Grove Round Table, we are very proud of our safety record and therefore sparklers or your own fireworks are not permitted at the event. If you have any feedback and suggestions for how we can improve the event, then please contact us either via our website www.poyntonroundtable.co.uk or email us directly at fireworksfeedback@poyntonroundtable.co.uk.

Please join us in celebrating Fireworks Night; in addition to having a great time you will also be helping us to raise vital funds for local good causes and charities. Since Poynton / Hazel Grove Round Table formed in 1972 we have distributed many tens of thousands of pounds to the local community so please help us to have a record year to top £100,000  in total over the last 10 years and continue to make Poynton / Hazel Grove a great place to live!

Staging the event always requires many people, and whilst all Round Tablers are duty bound to help, we are only a relatively small team who do this in our spare (!?) time, and so we are always extremely grateful for any volunteers to help us on the big day. If you are interested, and are over 18, please contact Karl on 01625 871146 who will explain in more detail. 

Please visit our website www.poyntonroundtable.co.uk for more information on the event and also details about joining Round Table. Community work is only a very small part of what we get up to; Table are a bunch of active 25-45y lads who meet twice a month to do stuff you wouldn’t normally do e.g. gliding, waterskiing, archery, etc. If you fancy a bit of time out from your busy life, Table is spot on. We also put a bit back into the Community through the Bonfire and Santa Float so it’s a unique mix - recently we’ve donated £10k to Francis House, not bad for a bunch of lads from the pub! Check out our website for what we’ve been up to recently and what we’ve got coming up for lads’ nights out and adult / family social events. If you want to find out more, drop us an email via the website or call Karl (01625 871146) anytime for a chat. Get involved!