Every Spark Changes a Life
The main purpose of the fireworks event is to raise money for charities and good causes that impact the lives of people across the Five Valleys. All profits go directly to changing local lives.
Home-Start Stroud & Gloucester
Home-Start Stroud and Gloucester is a local charity supporting families with children under 5 through challenging times. This year we are pledging to support the fantastic Home Start and one of our amazing sponsors, Schreiber Foods, has kindly agreed to match fund our donation.
Support the Cause · Book TicketsA Tradition Since the 1950s
From a children's home fete to one of the largest fireworks events in the South West.
The Origins
During the 1950s, Ebley National Children’s Home held an annual fireworks display for the children in its care. This tradition became the origin of Rotary 5 Valleys Fireworks as it is known today. The event was originally supported by members of Round Table, some of whom later became Stroud Rotarians.
A Shift in Care
Towards the end of the 1980s, the National Children’s Home changed its approach to care. As more children were fostered within the community, there was less need for large residential units. By this time, the fireworks were being organised jointly by Stroud & Stonehouse Round Table and Stroud Rotary Club.
Move to Marling
In 1993, the event moved to its current location at Marling School grounds to accommodate growing attendance, while retaining the name Ebley Fireworks. When attendance reached up to 4,000, Stonehouse Rotary Club was then invited to help, a catering company was engaged, and John Coneley’s Fun Fair was added to the event.
A Community Partnership
In 2012, Stonehouse and Nailsworth Rotary Clubs were formally invited to join Stroud Rotary Club as partners, making the event a wider community collaboration across the Five Valleys.
Rebranded
In 2013, to reflect this broader partnership, the event was renamed Rotary 5 Valleys Fireworks.
Star Fireworks & James Bond
The event has benefited from a long association with Star Fireworks, previous British Firework Champions of Champions. Star Fireworks is known for its high-quality displays, which are carefully choreographed to music. In 2015, part of the display was choreographed to “Writing’s on the Wall,” the theme from the James Bond film Spectre, on the same evening the film premiered in London.
A South-West Landmark
Since moving to Marling School, the event has raised more than a quarter of a million pounds for local charities and good causes. It remains a popular, family-friendly event, the largest in the Five Valleys and one of the larger in the Southwest.
Continuing the Tradition
Join us in continuing this proud local tradition: bring your family and friends, enjoy a spectacular evening of fireworks, and help raise vital funds for charities and good causes across the Five Valleys.
Charities We've Supported
A record of the local charities and good causes that have benefitted over the years.
"The event has raised about half a million pounds over the years, with over a quarter of a million in the last 20 years for local charities and good causes."
— Five Valleys Fireworks Committee
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