Henbury Bonfire – volunteer thanks and see you next year!

The 2026 Henbury Bonfire and Fireworks event held on 7 November this year was fantastic – the weather was kind, the bonfire roaring and the fireworks dazzling!

If you were one of the many people who came to the event, we hope you enjoyed i! The Millennium Green is run as a charity and this is our one fundraising event of the year, with all money going to the maintenance and improvement of the Green. The Trustees of the Millennium Green would like to thank the following people and companies for supporting us in making this happen...

• Firstly a shout out to all our wonderful volunteers – they worked hard before, during and after the event at a multitude of different tasks including: chopping and gathering wood for the bonfire; building the bonfire; making the fantastic guy; sourcing the generator, pallets and matting; lending equipment; setting up the Green on the day of the event; working on the gate taking money and greeting visitors; marshalling our visitors; tending the bonfire; organising and running the firework display; staying to help tidy away after the event or returning to the scene on Sunday morning to complete the tidy up.

We would also like to thank:

• Minuteman Press (Macclesfield branch) for producing our very colourful and professional advertising posters.  These were waterproof and stood up very well to the weather.

• 3rd Macc Scouts – for helping to drag the cut wood over the bonfire.

• Our caterers:  Wood Fire Smoke; Rubens; Treacle Traybakes; Thirst Aid.

This event takes a huge effort to put on each year and we are very grateful to those who volunteered this year, however we really need as many members of the community to help us in putting on future events so the work is more widely shared. 

We will be kicking off the planning for next year’s event and looking for volunteers around next May time, so please contact us to say you would like to help if you are able.

Susan Pegg

On behalf of the Millennium Green Trustees.