Story: Rohan Francis | Photos: Lisa Swift
Friends, families and residents from local streets gathered at Ella Road on November 5th for the 7th annual community-run bonfire.
Lee, a bonfire volunteer from Ellesmere Road North, has been organising the event with a group of local residents since it began.
“We started putting on a bonfire because there's nothing locally for our kids,”
Lee told the Messenger.
“Safety is important. The fire is cordoned off,there's plenty of water buckets and we only use ‘clean timber’ so nothing toxic gets into the smoke.”
The huge stack of timber took two days to collect and prepare, Lee's fellow organiser, Steve, added that
“It's all worth it because it's for everyone in the community.”
Donna and Debbie, from Ellesmere Road, provided refreshments throughout the evening.
“There's free hot-dogs and drinks, which were kindly donated by a local shopkeeper, and we've also made chilli and cakes.”
