I have just noticed that there will be no fireworks at Bisley this weekend.
This is a great shame, my family and I have attended in previous years and have always said that it is one of the better displays.
I am surprised that it has been taken out of the calender, I would have thought that it was a profit making exercise and got people through the gate who may not normally have come our way,
DM
No fireworks at Bisley this weekend
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Re: No fireworks at Bisley this weekend
From what I heard, one of the problems was that a lot of the spectators didn't get in 'through the gate' so the number of tickets actually sold wasn't making a big enough profit.Dangermouse wrote:I have just noticed that there will be no fireworks at Bisley this weekend.
This is a great shame, my family and I have attended in previous years and have always said that it is one of the better displays.
I am surprised that it has been taken out of the calender, I would have thought that it was a profit making exercise and got people through the gate who may not normally have come our way,
DM
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Re: No fireworks at Bisley this weekend
Er if anyone would like the truth the reason is because I no longer work there 
I would organise the whole thing (advertising, selling tickets, entertainment, lighting, signs, media etc) with help on the day from the shooters themselves (especially Iain) with Barry from the Clay range doing the fireworks with his fireworks company Dragon Fireworks.
Unfortunately I could not do it without being an employee of the NRA as I dont have the facilities at home to produce A3 posters, email members, organise the volunteers and maintain the online ticket sales etc etc etc.
Noone else in the NRA could do it I'm afraid so it was cancelled.
If I could have done it I would
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karen
I would organise the whole thing (advertising, selling tickets, entertainment, lighting, signs, media etc) with help on the day from the shooters themselves (especially Iain) with Barry from the Clay range doing the fireworks with his fireworks company Dragon Fireworks.
Unfortunately I could not do it without being an employee of the NRA as I dont have the facilities at home to produce A3 posters, email members, organise the volunteers and maintain the online ticket sales etc etc etc.
Noone else in the NRA could do it I'm afraid so it was cancelled.
If I could have done it I would
Love
karen
Re: No fireworks at Bisley this weekend
Profitwise it used to make about £2K although last year we only made a small profit (possibly due to lack of advertising - my fault as I was in Australia at the World Champs till 4 days before but I did my best from there - or the fact it was a bit drizzly all week). We were going to go all out on advertising and pushing it this year but didn't get the chance.
The profits were shared between NRA, OTF, Young Shooters Fund and Dragon Fireworks (who always did the displays at cost price as it was their test event for their main displays for the rest of the firework season).
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Karen
The profits were shared between NRA, OTF, Young Shooters Fund and Dragon Fireworks (who always did the displays at cost price as it was their test event for their main displays for the rest of the firework season).
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Re: No fireworks at Bisley this weekend
Karen,
This is sad news and something that as an NRA member I feel needs addressing. Surely the organisation is in no fit state to be turning away from ventures which in the past have raised a profit, all be it depending on the weather.
As a family man I will now be spending my money somewhere else this Saturday night,
DM
This is sad news and something that as an NRA member I feel needs addressing. Surely the organisation is in no fit state to be turning away from ventures which in the past have raised a profit, all be it depending on the weather.
As a family man I will now be spending my money somewhere else this Saturday night,
DM
Without order and without a goal, six million people unarmed and unprovisioned, driving headlong. It was the beginning of the rout of civilisation, of the massacre of mankind.
Forever Autumn, War of the Worlds.
Forever Autumn, War of the Worlds.
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