Fireworks pictures by Scott Gobeille

I'm pleased to announce the addition of more fireworks pictures from one of Billericay Round Table's members, Scott Gobeille. Thankfully Scott was on hand during the day on Friday to capture the teamwork and efforts of all the Tablers and everyone else who very kindly helped build the fire and set the event up.

The preparation involved to make this event happen is immense - the plans are already in motion for the following year by the time the park at Lake Meadows is being cleared up from the current year's event. Months of planning, negotiating, co-ordinating and liaison with the Council, Essex FM, suppliers, helpers and sponsors are involved, all done by members of Billericay Round Table and, this year, led by Adam Hills who has co-ordinated the event on many previous years.

This year's event raised well over £40,000 which will be donated over the next 12 months to a variety of very worthy causes, many of which are local and specific to individual cases or projects. Our thanks, as always, goes to the loyal residents of Billericay and beyond for your continued support of the event.

View the pictures kindly taken by Scott here -:

http://www.billericayfireworks.co.uk/gallery_2009_scott_gobeille.html

Billericay Fireworks pictures

After a very successful night on Saturday, where we raised thousands of pounds for local charities, I have finally managed to find time to upload the various pictures taken by myself amongst others. There are some fantastic pictures taken by Adrian Lock and Mikey Cartwright - great pictures of fireworks lighting up the park from both of these guys.

Please visit the site again soon to see more pictures which will be added over the coming days.

In the meantime, please have a look at the pictures so far:-

www.billericayfireworks.co.uk/gallery

Ticket sales

We have had a great start to the ticket sales outside the train station in Billericay so far - lots of tickets being bought and already it is looking like being a great event. Going on previous figures, we are anticipating well over 15,000 people at the fireworks display this year.

Don't forget to check http://www.billericayfireworks.co.uk/tickets for full information on where you can buy tickets in advance this year (they are slightly cheaper than paying on the gate).

There will still be plenty of option to buy tickets on the gates, but we do urge you to please buy tickets in advance to avoid delays or disappointment.

Parking on Saturday 7th November

We have kindly been offered FREE use of the large NCP car park situated at the train station this year on Saturday 7th November for the big event. The station is only 2mins walk from Lake Meadows where the firework display is being held, so please feel free to utilise this free parking to avoid clogging up Radford Way and surrounding roads.

Better late than never...

Welcome to the new blog for the annual Billericay Charity Fireworks Display - due to go off with a massive bang (pardon the pun) in only 4 days time.

So, better late than never...the main aim of setting the blog up is to generate more traffic to the main website www.billericayfireworks.co.uk and tempt even more people to come along to the event.

To give you a brief introduction to the event, here is the opening paragraph from the site:-

The members of Billericay Round Table (594), along with many helpers from other organisations, put a massive amount of preparation into this event every year. The plans for 2009 were well under way even before the embers had been extinguished from this year's event and will continue right up until the gates open at Lake Meadows.From organising the materials for the fire, meticulously planning the fireworks routine and music, to arranging entertainment, food, toilets, emergency services and safety barriers, the tasks are endless.Thankfully, when it all comes together on the night, everyone involved is rewarded with THE biggest and best fireworks display in Billericay and indeed in Essex. Attracting up to 18,000 people each year, the Billericay Round Table Charity Fireworks event continues to host a great night out for all the family.

Please keep visiting this blog to stay in touch and find out when this year's gallery pictures have been added, etc. etc.

Hope to see you there!