Village’s ‘secret’ bonfire — in pictures

Monday 26th October 2009, 1:49PM GMT.

Organisers of the annual Festival of Fire in front of this year s bonfire. Seen is Derek Morris (chair of the bonfire committee) and Tony Lewery (artistic director) with kids Harriet Rose, Emily Andrew and Fintey Lewery.

The organisers of the annual Festival of Fire in front of this year's bonfire. Seen here are Derek Morris (chairman of the bonfire committee) and Tony Lewery (artistic director) with with children Harriet Rose and Emily Andrew and Finley Lewery

Crowds descended on a north Shropshire village as a “secretly-built” wooden structure was set alight as part of a spectacular sculptural bonfire which sent flames shooting into the night sky.

They were in Welshampton for the village’s annual Festival of Fire on Saturday.

In the run-up to the spectacular, details of the event were kept under wraps so the village would not be swamped with huge crowds like last year, when about 3,500 spectators poured in.

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