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Brockham Bonfire Celebrations, 8 November 2025
The Bonfire Building programme is on schedule and we have had bonfire tractors in most parts of the Village. Our sincere thanks to all residents who have provided us with suitable building material and especially those who have saved us valuable time by filling the trailers.
Landowners and farmers around the Village have promised us their fields again for car parks, our thanks again to them – as usual we hope for dry weather.
If you have house guests with cars in all parts of the village, especially inside the traffic free zones, please ask them not to leave immediately after the fireworks. We need to reduce the number of cars on the road while revelers are walking back to the car parks safely.
You can still sponsor a firework. It’s too late for inclusion in the Bonfire Brochure but if you wish to have a short message or a smiley face of heart announced This year, we ask you to use our website to give us your messages and to make your donations. Please go to the Brockham Bonfire Page of the Brockham Village Website at brockhambonfire.org and press the “SPONSOR A FIREWORK NOW” button to give us your messages. You will then be directed to the relevant pages.
They will be announced on Bonfire Night between 19.30 and 20.30.
The Bonfire Night Celebrations will follow the traditional pattern, beginning with the Torchlight Procession. The Procession and torches will start on the Village Green at 18.00. The Marching Sea Cadet Band, Guy and an escort with burning torches will head North up Brockham Lane to the Avenue. It will about turn and return to Brockham Green soon after 18.30. Here it will stop for new and additional torches and combine with the remaining Procession before heading south and passing into Wheelers Lane, Wellhouse Lane and Middle Street, then returning to the Bonfire for lighting at 19.45. Torches will be handed out on Brockham Green and on the Procession route to members of the public who wish to join us. If the Bonfire burns as we hope, we will start the Firework Display at approximately 20.15hrs.
The car parks will all open by 16.30hrs. It is our intention to encourage everyone into official car parks; this prevents cars parking on roads around the village (and pay for the fireworks, our Insurance, toilet hire and many other expenses) and should enable Emergency Service Vehicles to access all parts of the village, should they be required. As usual, please ask your house guests to park off the road (or in official car parks) and to arrive before 17.00hrs. The Village Green and Borough Bridge (Kiln Lane junction) will close at 17.30hrs. In the interest of safety BROCKHAM LANE AT THE JUNCTION WITH THE A25 WILL CLOSE AT 17.30hrs AND MAY REMAIN CLOSED UNTIL at least 23.00hrs. Access to Old School Lane, Wheelers Lane, Middle Street and Strood Green from Gadbrook Crossroads and all the roads leading from them will be restricted after 17.30hrs. No access to the Village Green by car will be possible after 17.30hrs.
Access to Kiln Lane, will only be from the Old Reigate Road (Not Brockham Lane) Kiln Lane will be one way with traffic flowing East to West as far as the Rugby Club from 17.30hrs until 22.30hrs. Naturally the Stewards will be as helpful as is practicable, but dozens of car drivers ALL have friends whose house they are trying to get to.
If you are new to Brockham and want to know anything about Bonfire Night, please consult the web site: https://www.brockham.org/brockham-bonfire, or come along to the Village Green at weekends and we will explain anything and answer your questions. If you feel able to assist in a big or small way – especially shaking collecting bucket, taking card donations or Stewarding is a fun and rewarding way of spending a few hours, please give Doreen Bates a ring (01737 843041).
In 2024 approaching £20,000 was given to local societies, charities and worthy causes. We have a job for you! Why not offer your assistance to ensure that Brockham benefits from Bonfire Night? Your guests can now donate on-line if you miss the collection buckets!
The Police will be taking a very robust approach to the consumption of alcohol by anyone under 18 years of age. Please do not provide your teenagers with alcohol, they will be searched, and alcohol confiscated. Intoxicated youngsters will be taken to a place of safety, this could be a Police Station!
We do hope you all enjoy the Celebrations.
Best wishes
Brockham Bonfire Boys and Girls
TIMETABLE OF EVENTS
14.00 Children's Fancy Dress Competition - Brockham Village Hall
14.00 Combined Charities Fair, Brockham Church Hall
16.30 Car Parks Open
17.00 Catering Stalls Open
17.30 All Road Closures in place and many remain closed until 23.00
The area around the Village Green becomes a traffic exclusion zone
18.05 The Guy and its escort leaves the Village Green and heads to Brockham Lane. Please follow them to the Green
18.35 The Procession and Torches leave the Village Green and head south
19.30 The Guy and its escort climb the Bonfire
19.45 Lighting of the Bonfire
20.15 Fireworks Display
20.40 Roast Pig Auction
21.15 Raffle Draw
23.00 approx. Brockham Lane and the Village Green re-opens to traffic