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Welcome to Sticklepath Fireshow

Okehampton and district's Guy Fawkes night event

Over the last 3 or 4 years Sticklepath Fireshow has received National coverage in newspapers and magazines which have rated it one of the top 15 Bonfire night events in Britain. No mean feat for the community of Okehampton and District.

As you might guess to achieve this there is a lot of work that goes on throughout the year to make it all happen on the night. We are fortunate that there is a pool of wonderful volunteers who turn up and support us with the workshops and build in the weeks before the show to help create the splendid set, puppets and costumes. There are also the marshals on the night to ensure we keep our excellent safety record. However you can never have too many volunteers and we welcome anyone no matter what their skills are, as training is provided.

The main area we need help with is on the committee. The members we have are dedicated and resourceful but most work full time. We are in desperate need of some extra help or all that has been built up over the last 28 years is under threat of ending.

Many people are scared or put off by the word committee, please don’t be. You can speak to someone on the committee before the AGM for more information about what is involved in being a member. Or come along to the AGM on Monday 16 th April at 7.30pm in Sticklepath Village Hall and speak to us there.

There will be a vote on changing the constitution to the charity Commission’s recommended format in order to complete our registration. However if we don’t get more members then it is highly likely that Fireshow will not happen this year. If you value the Fireshow then you need to come forward now to ensure it continues into it’s fourth decade and is there for the local children to enjoy.

The Constitution need changing because the regulator of charities, the Charity Commission (CC), recently changed their rules which state at what point a charity must register with them officially. This rule is based on turnover and Fireshow exceeds the annual turnover of £10,000 so must complete Registration by law. DOWNLOAD THE PROPOSED NEW CONSTITUTION.

For more information you can either ring 01837 840334, 01837 840136 or email info@sticklepathfireshow.org.uk.

Every Bonfire Night the unique Dartmoor based community arts event of Sticklepath Fireshow thrills up to 3000 local and even national visitors. Young and old get together every Autumn to create a magnificent artistic Fireshow unlike any other. Every year a new theme and drama storyline is developed, ready for the making of small through to sometimes vast puppets, many worn by the cast. Music is planned, costumes are designed and made and an amazing outdoor stage is lovingly built only to be burnt on the night after a fabulous fireworks display following the play. Useful links related to the Fireshow and its surrounding area.

Thank you if you were one of the capacity crowd who enjoyed the spectacular 2011 Sticklepath Fireshow. The weather was excellent for Okehampton and district’s Guy Fawkes night event, A Frightful Fantasy. With over 30 local children dressed as skeletons, ghosts, witches and various other scary characters, the pre-firework play was enacted against a back drop of a very spooky building indeed, ‘Dunscarin’, which of course was later burnt as the bonfire element of the show. See images from the 2011 show. If you would like a DVD's of either this year's show, as well as previous shows. Please contact Terry Holman. direct on 01837 840148.

Fireshow needs year round supplies of quality used structural timber. Please remember us and contact to discuss the available timber type. It is not possible to accept any unsolicited deliveries of wood at any time, as the Fireshow is held with grateful thanks to The National Trust who own the land.