Bournemouth has been announced as the stage for this summer world record attempt - sponsor a firework and support Help for Heroes!
Set to be a heart-pounding, roaring, glowing, explosive event like no other the launch of 110,000 fireworks in 60-seconds or less.. 'Roar on the Shore' is set to rock Bournemouth on Thursday 20th August 2009.
Not only celebrating the launch of this year's More Bus Bournemouth Air Festival, Roar on the Shore is a fundraising event for Help for Heroes and organisers are encouraging everyone to get involved and participate.
Event costs will be covered by sponsorship and fundraising and the target is to raise tens of thousands of pounds for Help for Heroes - a minimum of 80% will be donated.
Sponsor a firework and suppport Help for Heroes... it's easy!
Text - send a text (£1.50 plus standard text) with firework and your name (i.e. Firework Jane Smith) to 82010
Locally - in the Bournemouth, Poole & Christchurch areas you can donate on-board Wilts and Dorset buses; or visit an official outlet, including the Oceanarium, Bournemouth Eye, Front Bike Hire and the Tourist Information Centre (Westover Road and Priory Road), where donations can be made and money pledged.
Mark Elliott, Director of Operations at Help for Heroes said; This a great event and I speak on behalf of everyone at Help for Heroes when I say how excited and truly delighted we were to be approached, recognised and asked to participate. We are a charity doing what we can for our heroes and your generosity will help stage Roar on the Shore and give us the opportunity to do more where it is really needed.
Terrific South Coast event
Fundraising has already started with generous donations from The Oceanarium and Talbot Heath School who are busy raising money and getting behind this incredible South coast event.
Roar on the Shore will follow a firework display launched from a barge between Bournemouth and Boscombe Piers at 9.30pm on Thursday 20th August. This superb World Record attempt is part of the amazing line up of evening Night Air entertainment in Bournemouth Lower Gardens from 6pm Thursday-Saturday during the More Bus Bournemouth Air Festival.