Fletching 24/10/09

forrest · Fletching 24/10/09

All info and gossip on Fletching here please.

mail man

Hi all,
Just to clarify a couple of points about Fletching and the road closure this year, the decision to close the roads further out than they are normally and the times set are for the following:

Over the last few years we have had more than our share of trouble with the kids from out of the village due to drink they bring in, so we have decided to move the road closure to make it harder for them to be brought in by there loving parents (they will have to walk).The police will also be at these points to turn any away.

As for the parking times the roads are open to the public up until 6 pm with parking we provide, there after the roads are closed to all public, except members from visiting societies if they ask for a pass they can still get in until 6:30 pm (passes are available from their secretaries).
Coaches will be aloud threw the barriers after this time but will be asked to park near the turn around end due to the procession setting up.

This is all due to last year we had several coaches trying to get into the village as we were forming up for the first procession which meant all our torch marshals were parking and not handing out our torches which delayed things.

I would like to emphaise this is all down to the committee and not down to any police involvement the police are very good to us and good for our night they have not made any restrictions on our night at all, and have given us there support in our new road closures.

I hope this clears up any misunderstandings but as far as Fletching thinks this can only make our night more enjoyable for all our members

I would also like other societies to note that fletching has a very hard working but very small number of active workers to cope with the large crowed that turn out each year , in what is after all a small village.

I hope you all still come to suport us this year as really there is not any change that should affect any visiting society PDT_Piratz_19

If any one still has any questions please PM me or write to fletching direct.

forrest

Well hopefully that clears everything up. Fingers crossed I'll be in lovely Fletching on their night.

rockape65

Hailsham will be there, looking forward to it as always

ffoeg4

you will pleased 2 know Homer is not coming out this year Very Happy

mail man

forrest

RICH ROOKIE

WE WANT HOMER, NOT BONFIRE WITHOUT HIM !!!

Firecracker

What else is Forrest going to aim his number 4's at Question

mail man

smithey

why no hommer come on it wont be the same with out him

smithey

geoff should see the poll that is now going on homer and i see every one loves homer so mail man take note we wont homer

mail man

Doh Doh Doh

RICH ROOKIE

TO EVERYONE WHO ARE COMING THE FLETCHING WE WILL BE LETTING MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND BONFIRE SOCITIES THROUGH THE ROAD CLOSURES UP TO 6.30PM AFTER WHICH ONLY BONFIRE PERSONS WILL BE ALLOWED THROUGH UP TO 6.45PM YOU MUST ARRIVE IN COSTUME OR HAVE A PASS TO GET THROUGH.

COACHES WILL BE ALLOWED THROUGH THE BARRIER UP TO 6.45PM AFTER WHICH THEY WILL HAVE TO DROP OFF AND PARK UP AT THE BARRIER AND REMAIN THERE UNTIL PICK UP.

WE HOPE THIS CLARIFYS EVERYTHING, AND TO WHO EVER STARTED THE RUMOURS OF BOYCOTTING SHOULD GET THEIR FACTS RIGHT FIRST !!!

MILL LANE TO LFETCHING COMMON WILL BE CLOSED AT 6PM AND NO ACCESS WILL BE ALLOWED YOU WILL BE DIVERTED INTO THE MAIN ENTERANCE INTO FLETCHING FROM THE A272.

NO FIREWORKS OR FLARES PLEASE IN THE VILLAGE OR ON THE TURN AROUNDS

ANY FURTHER QUERIES PLEASE CONTACT THE SECRETARY

V

Has anybody heard of a spell checker . . he he

mail man

But at least it ment you read it to know it needed checking.

As you may see times have changed a little to make it easier on you all, hope this helps.

one week to go Smile

rockape65

Are "Boom boxes" allowed at Fletching?? Thanks.

V

RICH ROOKIE

Sorry no Boom Boxes at Fletching, and we didnt have one just ended that way when some one introduced homer to rookies !!!!! ha ha

rockape65

Ok no worries, cheers, see you all there.

The Plotter

Thats a great shame, our BOOM BARREL(made with a concrete mixer and gas cylinder), which has now become famous around the circuit is actually encouraged by other societies to their outmeetings as a safe and controlled way of letting off rookies and bangers thus discouraging people from lobbing them in ditches, hedges etc! Confused

V

smithey

that barrel on our trolly was for us to put our rubbish in not any thing else but a lot of the public do put some cash in to it now and again

forrest

The only reason a rookie ended up in Fletching's barrell was due to certain people encouraging a cerain person to do it for a laugh. Names withheld to protect the people in question. Wink

Firecracker

I can vouch for Fletching on their trolley, saw it last night and said beer barrel was full of rubbish Laughing

V

Was mistaken then ! Rolling Eyes

mail man

V

casper

lol no doubt Laughing

madman

Hi all, can some kind sole tell me please,what is that thing that fletching pulls around our villages and towns Question

what is the idea behind it Confused

and what about that shopping trolley Exclamation

do they go shopping after each bonfire,please please do tell bom

mail man

V

Also handy for hitching a ride on like me one year at the end of Burgess Hill . . My back was knackered

V

madman · Burgess Hill

I went up to that guy at Burgess Hill Very Happy

on Saturday the one
pulling around that monstrosity and I asked him, why do you pull
that thing around , he said it's like pulling a bird! Confused

I said to him are you serous he said YES,
have you seen the birds Iv pulled!
Now I would like to know Question

Is he all there Confused

Do you have to be mad to become a Fletching Bonfire member Question

Are all Fletching members like him Question

and dos he really pull the birds with that thing Question

If its yes to any of the above can I join Twisted Evil

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smithey

yes we are all mad

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Darkstar

RICH ROOKIE

HEY MAD MAN WE ARE A GREAT BUNCH OF FUN, IF YOU FANCY HAVING A GO AT PULLING THE TROLLEY PLEASE FEEL FREE TO COME AND FIND US ALL AT ROTHERFIELD IM SURE GEOFF WOULD WELCOME THE HELP UP THE HILLS !!!

rockape65

Hi Guys can we have some timings for processions, fireworks etc, cheers.

RICH ROOKIE

Adult & Childrens Fancy Dress 3.00pm

Road Closure 6.00pm (you will be allowed through until 6.30pm)

First Procession 6.45pm

Second Procession 8.45pm

Fireworks 9.45pm

rockape65

Thanking thee, see you all Saturday.

Firecracker

Fantastic night boys and girls, well done. my best so far! I hope my refreshments helped Wink

casper

Great night at fletching it stay dry and no fog lol and really good fireworks as usual Very Happy

bonfiremum

thanks for a great night Fletching, and thanks to Hailsham for letting us invade their ranks Very Happy

rockape65

No problem, the pleasure was all ours. Thanks to the boys and girls of Fletching BS for being the perfect hosts. The road closure plan worked a treat, what a pleasure it was to be able to leave the village when the time came instead of waiting for an hour coz some biff had blocked the lane. And we only had one yob to bundle out of the ranks this year!!! Bargain!!

mail man

forrest

Fantastic night at Fletching as usual. Great fireworks and a nice big bonfire.only complaints I heard was raw burgers from the Firecracker Inn Exclamation

The Plotter

Thanks Fletching, good evening with perfect weather and our 2nd place topped off a great night!

Snowflake

Had a really fantastic night, well done to all the Fletching boys and girls. The fireworks were by far the best this year Very Happy

How did you arrange such perfect weather for the evening. Smile

Snowflake

Ups! forgot to put the question mark at the end so here it is ? Embarassed

mail man

Firecracker

The Plotter

One thing i noticed on the firesite was the lack of society members. Usually there are hundreds. Even with 3 other bonfires on there were hardly any people on the society side during the fireworks.

Their masterplan obviously worked well for them, numbers seemed down and less societies attended.

I just hope Fletching havnt kicked themselves in the foot detering people from their night as surely the bar and collection takings must be down this year!?

Firecracker

I think the bar did ok, I gave up trying to get to it Rolling Eyes

RICH ROOKIE

We never do very well in our collections as most of the public are youngsters, however we did do well this year as we have a great collecting team. Clashing was great for us as it was far more managable no bottle neck outside bar etc. The parking restrictions worked well, we had no arrests and no agro a nice quiet night very different from last year. Thank you all for coming

The Plotter

No arguements from me, as you said R.Rookie it deffinately worked well and no queues anywhere.

V

Glad you guys had a good night

BonfireBoy

Heard the A272 at Piltdown was abit of a nightmare afterwards with cars dumped on the side of the road and people walking all over it. Not exactly safe, accident waiting to happen me feels.

Firecracker

Exactly what I thought as I drove through. Very dangerous Exclamation

Snowflake

I totally agree with BonfireBoy the A272 was an accident waiting to happen. Sad

As I left there were cars on every verge both sides of the road and people all over the place. Getting out from Fletching was fantastic though Very Happy

Pyro_Phil

forrest

Yes the A272 was madness on the way out. How all them jay walkers in the road didnt get hit, is beyond me. Certainly needs to be looked at for next year as drivers still fly down there dispite it now being a 40mph limit.

RICH ROOKIE

If any one has any ideas on how we can stop public turning up late, hence the main road parking we would be most grateful, we had to stop entry into the village after 6.30 as this is when our procession lines up and we need the marhsals back in the village, we will address this next year but coming up with a solution is not easy. SORRY about the burgers we shall have a word !

forrest

I totally agree with what you had to do Rich Rookie. i don't think there is an easy solution to the problem of parking on the main A272. Most of us bonfire types know what to expect when leaving an event. The only thing that springs to mind is maybe getting Mr Plod to possibly stick no parking cones on the A272. It's certainly something that I think is beyond Fletching's control and at the end of the day where people dump there cars isnt really your problem, unless its inside your exclusion zone.

smithey

well said mr forrest sir

mail man

Firecracker

Yep it sure was Exclamation

Cars landed all over the place Exclamation

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