A bedazzling fireworks display will once again take place in Bicester with discounted tickets available.

Bicester Round Table, a charity founded over 50 years ago to help like-minded people come together in the town, is hosting its annual fireworks display in Pingle Field Sports Pavilion on Saturday, November 4.

Gates will open at 6pm, with the bonfire starting at 7pm and fireworks being set off from 7.30pm.

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Tickets are £6 on the day, or £5 if bought from one of the charity’s partners, which includes Bicester Village visitor centre, Nando’s in Pioneer Square, Sun Wah in Langford Village and Savoir Fare at Garth Park.

Customers who want the discount can also buy tickets online here: Bicester Round Table event tickets from TicketSource.

A bonfire and fireworks display was held at Weston on the Green playing field on Saturday, October 28, where gates opened at 6.30pm.

The bonfire was lit at 6.30pm and the firework display started at 7pm.

The entry donation minimum was £1 per person and guests enjoyed hot snacks, dinky donuts, ice cream, mulled wine and other drinks.

Bonfire and fireworks night is a uniquely British event. It marks the successful foiling of a plot to blow up King James I and parliament by Catholic rebels in 1605.

The fireworks act as a reminder of the gunpowder that was placed by the plotters under the Houses of Parliament.

 

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This story was written by Matthew Norman, he joined the team in 2022 as a Facebook community reporter.

Matthew covers Bicester and focuses on finding stories from diverse communities.

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