Safety

• For everyone’s safety; sparklers and personal fireworks are not permitted on-site.
• No alcohol is to be brought on site. There is a licensed bar selling alcohol to over 18s.
• No open bottles.
• Bag searches will be made. Please only bring a bag if necessary.
• Please follow the instructions of any marshal, security staff or police officer.
• Please remain behind any safety barriers at all times.

COVID-19
We want our event to be as safe as possible and COVID compliant:

• If you have COVID, have failed a COVID test in the past 10 days, or if you are exhibiting any symptoms of COVID, please do not attend the bonfire.
• Please take a Lateral Flow Test before attending if possible.
• Please be respectful to others.
• Please maintain a safe and social distancing from people not in your attendance group.
• Please queue sensibly and at an appropriate and safe distance for the gate, the fair rides or refreshments.
• We want the event to be as cashless as possible to minimise contact, so please use a card or mobile device for payment.
• Tickets are advance only. No gate tickets will be available.
• The Round Table bar will be payments by card mobile device only. No cash please.

Walk or use public transport

• It is going to be very busy and there is no onsite parking.
• If you live locally, and are able to walk to Poynton Pool/Park, please do so. You’ll avoid the risk of spending time in a traffic queue and have more fun.
• For more information on travel and parking please visit our Parking & Transport page.

Parking

• If you do have to drive, please use our FREE parking at the Poynton Civic Centre (next to Waitrose) and then walk.
• A full list of local car parks can be found here.
• You cannot park on surrounding roads. Parking restrictions are in force before and during the bonfire.
• For more information on travel and parking please visit our Parking & Transport page.

Buy tickets in advance

• It speeds up your entry to the event. 
• There will be no ticket sales on the gate.
• When we have sold out then we have reached capacity, there are no more tickets available.

Allow plenty of time

• The first display starts at 7pm with gates open from 5:30pm. We recommend arriving as early as possible to allow plenty of time to to make your way in to the event.
• Queues can build up for people entering the event, so have your ticket ready to show the gate marshalls.

Clothing and footwear

• Poynton Park in November! Please wear warm clothing, especially young children. Boots, coats, gloves, scarves etc are recommended.
• Depending on the weather on the day and preceding days, the park may get muddy, so please wear boots or appropriate footwear.

Torches

• A lot of the site is lit, but some areas of the site can be dark, so please bring a torch.

Young Children

• It is dark and busy, so please keep young children close by.
• If any children do get separated from their family, they will be taken to the First Aid tent (which is near the bar and music stage) and looked after there.

Toilets

• There are plenty of toilets available on-site.

Food & Drink

• No alcohol is to be brought on site. Bag searches are being made and any alcohol will not be allowed onsite.
• No open bottles (water, soft drinks, etc) will be allowed on the site.
• There are plenty of food and drink retailers on the site.
• Alcohol is only available from the Round Table bar close to the music stage.

Dogs

• Please do not bring a dog. We don’t believe the site is appropriate for dogs. The site is very busy, dark, very noisy with fairgrounds and crowds, and the fireworks really loud.

Cashpoint / Cheques

• There is no Cashpoint in the park.
• We can NOT take cheques.

Credit/Debit cards/ Mobile Payments

• Credit / Debit card and mobile payments are taken on the bar for refreshments.
• Other retailers on the bonfire site (such as the fair and food outlets) will have their own payment arrangements. We can’t guarantee they will take card or mobile payments.