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Sept 2021
Fundraising appeal for 50th Stray bonfire
Organisers behind the Bonfire and Fireworks on the Stray have appealed for fundraising help to put on the 50th anniversary event this year.
The Harrogate District Round Table, which was forced to cancel the display last year due to coronavirus restrictions, is hoping to raise £10,000.
Rather than relying solely on bucket shaking on Saturday, November 6, the organisers have set up a gofundme page for the event.
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Volunteers for the group try to keep costs low but they have to spend money on fireworks, transportation of pallets and road traffic management.
If the event does not go ahead or raises more money than needed then the Round Table will donate that money to a local charity.
This year the group has chosen to support the Friends of Harrogate Hospital, which raises money to benefit patients at Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust.
John Carter, who is in charge of organising the bonfire for Harrogate District Round Table this year, told the Stray Ferret:
The Round Table is also on the lookout for new members. The group is for young men to make friends and help the local community. Interested? Click here.
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