Bonfires

Bonfire 2010- Torrington castle

In 2010 We built a replica of Torrington castle taken from a wooden carving found in the back of a farmers barn in Torrington!

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HMS Victory Bonfire 2005

This was our most ambitious project to date abley managed by Dick Matthews the project co ordinator and Tony Easton the project secretary.

The event was attended by over 20,000 spectators who helped us to raise over £70,000 for charity. 25% was donated to The Chestnut Appeal, 25% The North Devon Hospice with the remainder being donated to local charities and organisations who applied for funding.

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The Great Fire of London Bonfire 2000

Saturday 26th August 2000 saw the culmination of 2 years work. We built a small section, but full size, of the old part of London where the Great fire started in pudding lane. We had a Pub, a butchers shop, a hardware shop, THE BAKERY, an apothecary, a jail, and a church. When the structure was complete members of the public could walk around the streets and visit the shops.

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Bonfire 1996. Fire & Steel 1646

Torrington was one of the last battles of the english Civil. The battle of Torrington took place on Tuesday February 16th 1646 in the streets of the town. The church was used both as a prison and a gunpowder store when suddenly there was a massive explosion destroying the church and much of the town and killing the 200 prisoners within. No one knows whether the explosion was deliberate or not.

We built a full size wooden replica of the church as it stood before it was blown up. It had a graveyard, stained glass windows, an alter and pews.

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The Gunpowder Plot - 1990

The Gunpowder Plot in 1990 was most of the current memberships first bonfire. It was certainly the first for many years.

We built a replica of the Houses Of Parliament. We traced 70 decendants of the conspirators from all over the world and invited them all to finish the job.

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