http://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/Sanderstead-Receation-Ground-fireworks-cancelled/story-23433789-detail/story.html
Documentary Name: BRING BACK THE LIGHTS 2016
THE fireworks and bonfire display at Sanderstead Recreation Ground has been cancelled after more than 40 years and may never return.
The Rotary Club of Croydon Jubilee has called time on the event due to the escalating costs of staging it.
More than 3,000 people attended last year and in its heyday there were more than 6,000 packed in to the Limpsfield Road recreation ground.
However, Dhiraj Shah, of the Rotary Club of Croydon Jubilee, said the bonfire night tradition had become too costly after Croydon Council indicated it could not provide it with the same level of funding.
The cancellation leaves Croydon with only one major fireworks display at Crystal Palace Park, which is technically in the borough of Bromley.
Mr Shah said: “It’s a real shame, we would have liked to keep doing it but unfortunately for one reason or another the council cannot offer the same level of support.
“We would like it to come back in the future but we would need more help. Last year, we did it as a community service and there was no fundraising side to it for us.
“The numbers have gone down a bit as well, we thought a lot of people would come to us once the fireworks were cancelled at Royal Russell School but it didn’t really happen that way.”
According to this story, the comments have been mixed. One comment explains this move is a positive view to the move, which people have disliked and another comment showing hat they have had fond memories of taking their children to the fireworks for many years and is a big shame. This comment has been liked 8 times and shows that the fireworks need to come back.
1) Did you ever attend the Sanderstead Fireworks at Bonfire Night?
2) Do you have any fond memories the Sanderstead Fireworks?
3) Do you think it is a shame they were cancelled?
4) Would you want the Rotary Club of Croydon Jubilee to bring them back?
5) Have you attended any other firework display since the cancellation?
6) How many times have you attended the Sanderstead Fireworks display?
7) If you had to say anything to the Rotary Club of Croydon Jubilee about bringing back the fireworks, what would you say?
8) If the fireworks were brought back, what would you want changed?
9) Would you ever want to raise funds so that these fireworks could come back?
10) What did you like/dislike about the Sanderstead Fireworks?
This was the display from 2011, three years after they were cancelled in 2014. This was a very impressive display that brought everybody, as a community together, as one, but won't happen again because the Rotary Club of Croydon Jubilee won't have enough funds to fund the fireworks.
Another story similar to the Sanderstead Fireworks being cancelled:
http://www.enfieldindependent.co.uk/news/13721177.Enfield_Town_fireworks_to_be_cancelled_for_first_time_in_40_years/
The fireworks show at Enfield Town Park could fizzle out for the first time in 40 years.
There will be no sparklers or Catherine wheels at the annual show as Enfield scouts, who are the organisers, claim it is not feasible to host the event.
This is the scouts biggest fundraiser of the year, with the group making on average £10,000 profit.However, Stephen Way, head of communications for the scouts, has told the Enfield Independent that despite negotiations with the police and Enfield council, they have had to postpone.
Elements of Issue
SOCIAL: Since the cancellation of the fireworks in 2014, this has became a very mixed issue amongst the residents of Sanderstead. The positive point being it is much more peaceful now near in the month of November but it also has lost community spirit in Sanderstead, which is a very negative point.
Report
So far, my research has been extremely useful to me. I have used newspaper articles (Croydon Advertiser) to research the issue and I have used other cancellations across England and the UK to help with my point. My issue mainly affects younger people of the community of Sanderstead because, with these events, they can make new friends and all come together as a community. My issue is a social issue, which really doesn't have an effect on a global scale but on a social scale amongst a community.
QUESTIONNAIRE
Before partaking in this questionnaire, have you ever attended the firework display in Sanderstead?
Age: 12 - 14 15-17 18-21 21-25 25+
1) How long have you lived in Sanderstead?
2) Do you have any fond memories of the Sanderstead Fireworks?
3) Do you think it is a shame they were cancelled?
4) Would you want the Rotary Club of Croydon Jubilee to bring them back?
5) Have you attended any other firework display since the cancellation?
6) How many times have you attended the Sanderstead Fireworks display?
7) If you had to say anything to the Rotary Club of Croydon Jubilee about bringing back the fireworks, what would you say?
8) If the fireworks were brought back, what would you want changed?
9) Would you ever want to raise funds so that these fireworks could come back?
10) What did you like/dislike about the Sanderstead Fireworks?
Proposal:
What I am trying to achieve in my particular social action documentary is to raise awareness of the closure of the fireworks based at the time of Bonfire Night in a small village located in South Croydon named Sanderstead. The population, according to the 2011 census, was 12,777 people which shows that I feel this particular issue has had an effect, especially for the younger population. In my research file, I explained that this particular event has been running for 40 years and cancelling it has had an effect, whether it being a positive effect or a negative effect among a community. In my documentary, I will also use similar stories to this one that has had an effect. In my research file, I used the story including the cancellation of Enfield Town Park's fireworks, so in my documentary, I might visit Enfield Town Park and interview residents around the area and see how this has had an effect on them, whether it being a positive or negative effect to the area. In my documentary, I will also create a fundraiser specifically focused on fundraising the Sanderstead Fireworks. This fundraiser will be focused on paying for different type of fireworks, we hope if the fireworks come back, we will make a 20 minute display instead of a normal run, which would be between 10 minutes long. The cost of our 20 minute display would be £4500, which is quite a lot of money, so we will make this key in my documentary, so that this will stick in the audience's minds. As this issue affects those of a younger audience, I will use a different type of theming to documentaries normally shown to adults, so I will use different type of imagery and videos that will appeal to a younger audience. As my documentary is going to be targeted at a younger audience, aged between 12 to 16, I will make sure I use the right type of language by making it simple and easy to understand than what an adult documentary would be about. I want my documentary to be similar to Children In Need's 'Looking After Mum', where Children In Need follow three school children who have to look after a family relative. I want my documentary to be similar to this in the type language that is used.
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