Can you guess what it will be this year..?
According to Geoff Mitchell, our ‘long term Resident Bonfire Designer/Engineer’, one year the wood started to resemble an object and ‘a theme’ emerged. Ever since that day the Scouts have taken great pride in helping design, build and burn the themed bonfire.
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2022 – 50 years of computer gamesPICTURES
(Note 2020 & 2021 were cancelled due to the COVID pandemic) |
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2019 – The Beatles: 50 Years of ‘Abbey Road’PICTURES |
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2018 – ‘The Greatest Showman’VIDEO |
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2017 – 50 years since colour TVVIDEO |
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2016 – Great Fire of London AnniversaryVIDEO |
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2015 – A birthday cake with candles and a book of Scouts, celebrating 100 years of ‘1st Lightwater Scouts’VIDEO |
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2014 – Remembrance Candle – 100 years since World War 1 |
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2013 – 50 years since Mount Everest was first summited |
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2012 – A crown – Anniversary of the Queens Jubilee |
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2011 – Hogwarts Castle |
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2010 – Oil Rig |
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2009 – Lunar Module |
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2008 – Beijing Olympics Birds Nest Stadium |
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2007 – 100 years since first ever Scout Camp – Campfire and Billy can |
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2006 – Volcano |
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2005 – Battle of Trafalgar – French Frigate |
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2004 – Arc de Triomphe (ish) |
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2003 – modern art cake |
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2002 – Hogwarts Express |
| 2001 – Millenium Dome | |
| 2000 – Lighthouse & Wrecked boat | |
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1999 – Windmill |
| 1998 – Fort | |
| 1997 – Pirates Galleon | |
| 1996 – Mound of stuff! | |
| 1995 – Mound of stuff! |
Photos kindly provided by Richard Newman, Chrissy Welding and Geoff Mitchell