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This year’s Carlisle Fireshow will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing.
The United States' Apollo 11 was the first manned mission to land on the Moon, on 20 July 1969.
The Bitts Park Fireshow will be held on Saturday 2 November and is set to be another sparkling Carlisle event not to be missed!
The centre piece of the 40-foot bonfire will be a giant moon with a curved façade with a video projection of planet Earth. More than 2,000 spectacular sparkling fireworks will also light up the sky.
It will be the 32nd Fireshow event staged by Carlisle City Council and is organised in conjunction with Merlin Fireworks Ltd.
Pre-entertainment for the event will start at 6.30pm and the Bitts Park bonfire lit at 7pm. A fairground will be open between 5pm and 9pm on Castle car park (formerly known as Devonshire Walk car park).
The event will be hosted by BBC Radio Cumbria’s Caroline Robertson. Caroline currently presents the radio station’s mid-morning programme.
Leader of Carlisle City Council, Cllr John Mallinson, said:
“This year’s event will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing. As well as a 40-foot bonfire, there will thousands of fireworks and it is set to be must-see event not to be missed.”
Admission is free. A charity collection will be held with all donations going towards the Rotary Club of Carlisle South, (which donates most of its fundraising efforts to local good causes) and the Mayor’s Charity Fund (CFM’s Cash for Kids, Guide Dogs UK and Jigsaw Children’s Hospice). Volunteers will be holding charity buckets on the entrance to the event.
More than 35,000 people are expected to attend the City Council event.
Some friends of mine, Jenny and i went out to do a fire shoot at the Kloster Hirsau.
It was much fun! :-D
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Nikon D700; ISO400; 1/125; f8.0 at 70mm (Nikkor 24-70 2.8)
Nikon SB-900 into shoot through umbrella from camera left with CTO attached.
Nikon SB-26 into shoot through umbrella from camera right with CTO attached.
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This year’s Carlisle Fireshow will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing.
The United States' Apollo 11 was the first manned mission to land on the Moon, on 20 July 1969.
The Bitts Park Fireshow will be held on Saturday 2 November and is set to be another sparkling Carlisle event not to be missed!
The centre piece of the 40-foot bonfire will be a giant moon with a curved façade with a video projection of planet Earth. More than 2,000 spectacular sparkling fireworks will also light up the sky.
It will be the 32nd Fireshow event staged by Carlisle City Council and is organised in conjunction with Merlin Fireworks Ltd.
Pre-entertainment for the event will start at 6.30pm and the Bitts Park bonfire lit at 7pm. A fairground will be open between 5pm and 9pm on Castle car park (formerly known as Devonshire Walk car park).
The event will be hosted by BBC Radio Cumbria’s Caroline Robertson. Caroline currently presents the radio station’s mid-morning programme.
Leader of Carlisle City Council, Cllr John Mallinson, said:
“This year’s event will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing. As well as a 40-foot bonfire, there will thousands of fireworks and it is set to be must-see event not to be missed.”
Admission is free. A charity collection will be held with all donations going towards the Rotary Club of Carlisle South, (which donates most of its fundraising efforts to local good causes) and the Mayor’s Charity Fund (CFM’s Cash for Kids, Guide Dogs UK and Jigsaw Children’s Hospice). Volunteers will be holding charity buckets on the entrance to the event.
More than 35,000 people are expected to attend the City Council event.
This year’s Bitts Park Fireshow was held on Saturday 4 November and was celebrating its 30th anniversary.
Themed on the last three decades, the centre piece of the 30 foot bonfire was a giant box of fireworks with a colourful array of giant rockets.
The firework display followed the bonfire and included 2,000 spectacular sparkles and a giant Catherine Wheel.
It was the 30th Fireshow event staged by Carlisle City Council.
More than 35,000 people attend the event, organised in conjunction with Merlin Fireworks Ltd.
Fireshow Facts
Carlisle Fireshow began in 1987 as a community event designed to bring local families together for a fun night out in a safe environment. Around 200 people were expected to attend the first event however it attracted a 2,000 strong crowd.
The 1987 Fireshow was held on October 31st.
In 1990 there were four bonfires. A giant bonfire now forms the centrepiece of each event.
Up until 1994, the fireworks for the Fireshow were released from inside the grounds of Carlisle Castle keep and battlements.
The Carlisle Fireshow has developed in to one of the biggest events of its kind in the UK, attracting a 35,000 strong crowd each year and is listed in The Times Top 10 bonfire list.
This year’s Carlisle Fireshow will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing.
The United States' Apollo 11 was the first manned mission to land on the Moon, on 20 July 1969.
The Bitts Park Fireshow will be held on Saturday 2 November and is set to be another sparkling Carlisle event not to be missed!
The centre piece of the 40-foot bonfire will be a giant moon with a curved façade with a video projection of planet Earth. More than 2,000 spectacular sparkling fireworks will also light up the sky.
It will be the 32nd Fireshow event staged by Carlisle City Council and is organised in conjunction with Merlin Fireworks Ltd.
Pre-entertainment for the event will start at 6.30pm and the Bitts Park bonfire lit at 7pm. A fairground will be open between 5pm and 9pm on Castle car park (formerly known as Devonshire Walk car park).
The event will be hosted by BBC Radio Cumbria’s Caroline Robertson. Caroline currently presents the radio station’s mid-morning programme.
Leader of Carlisle City Council, Cllr John Mallinson, said:
“This year’s event will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing. As well as a 40-foot bonfire, there will thousands of fireworks and it is set to be must-see event not to be missed.”
Admission is free. A charity collection will be held with all donations going towards the Rotary Club of Carlisle South, (which donates most of its fundraising efforts to local good causes) and the Mayor’s Charity Fund (CFM’s Cash for Kids, Guide Dogs UK and Jigsaw Children’s Hospice). Volunteers will be holding charity buckets on the entrance to the event.
More than 35,000 people are expected to attend the City Council event.