The annual Guy Fawkes Bonfire occurs on a weekend near
November 5th each year.
Car sharing to get there: Whether you are a driver with
spare capacity, or a passenger needing a lift, please stop by
the collection point to offer or get a lift. Different years
we use a different single point, usually one of:
- 2007: 13:30 Outside the back entrance of Stammtisch
(less traffic than Arnulf Str
- Outside the Arnulf Str
Stammtisch
- Schied- Platz U Bahn typically at 13:00 or 14:00,
Perhaps opposite the U-Bahn and tram station, by the
escalator exit to Parzival Stra\xdfe (East side of Belgrad
str heading north). Park platz Ecke Parzival str. U2,
Restaurant Pavillion. Whatever - pedestrians must be well
in view of drivers heading North !
- Check This year's
info.
Clothes:
Dress in old clothes & waterproof or walking boots,
& join us to remove surplus firewood from the adjacent
woods (as usual) to make the fire. Guy Fawkes will attend
the flaming Pyre, usually supervised by
Roger H. (for 2004
Julian S). Bring a good
torch & old gloves for dragging wood. A spare set of
clean gloves & dry socks is not a bad idea for later.
Arriving by car:
drive much slower at end of road, watch out for wood
dragers staggering out of the forest with heavy loads of
wood, give them priority (They are already Working for your
bonfire enjoyment, some carrying heavy weight & you are
Late &/or lazy so give way & give them priority !)
Bonfire building:
For the fire, only bring old dead branches out of the wood.
Not pre cut logs the forest owner wants to sell. (If you
carry them out: You can carry them back again ! Don't bring
your painted window frames with nails (& worse, glass)
in, or glossy magazines. It does not burn completely, &
leaves a mess. It won't do the cows stomaches any good
grazing later. Dump your rubbish at the (Wert- Stoff- Hof
=) tip instead.
Gaststätte[n]:
After building the fire, as the light fades, We adjourn
from the field by 17:00 or so (ask at tent for times). We
sometimes use the nearby Gaststätte up the dead end
road: (open in 2007), but some years they're closed If
closed, the tenant operator (=Pachter) is sometimes
prevailed on by the real landlord )owner of the land) to
unlock the external toilets there's also more dark woods up
there.
For 2004, tent staff & fire builders had a table
(not a room) booked at Grossman, Ampermoching, but 150
people can't squeeze on 1 table ! .. Some years we've also
gone to Gast Haus Zur Linde in Schoenbrunn. in 2006 there
was a free bus to Gaststätte.
Normally we will be back on the field before 19:00 (ask at
tent for times or see
This year's
info. ready for Fireworks (If there are any, not in
2006 & 2007.
Fireworks
Fireworks (if any) are controlled by the team,
independent fireworks are Not Allowed, if you must bring
your own, Please hand them to organisers early in the day,
or be invited to Leave Immediately :-)
Do Not arrive late, as your headlights spoil the
firework display (if we're doing one).
No sparklers (`wunder kerzen') because they get hot, get
dropped, get eaten by cows later, the vet gets called, the
farmer complains to the landlord, & we worry about a
bill or not being allowed back. Yes a cow has tried eating
a sparkler already. ....
Fire Starts, & Tent Opens
Fire is lit as fireworks end.
Tent generally opens after fireworks, or suspends work
while fireworks are on. (Tent staff like to watch fireworks
too, not work through fireworks display.
Down on the field after bonfire is going, we sell food
& drink eg Glüwein (usually with & without
alcohol (ask), & fruit juice, soup, cake, sausage rolls
etc.
Warning We do our best to be safe, but fireworks
& fires etc are intrinsically dangerous, COME AT YOUR
OWN RISK.
Any contribution you make to firework costs is
voluntary. BE WARNED: Participation is at your own risk,
we're not insured. Please look after any & all kids,
not just your own kids. Leave your dogs at home.
Help
We welcome offers of assistance, please talk to the
organisers. We can use offers of help ranging from weeks
before, during & for day after. Those who come back
Sunday to help clear up are very much appreciated, &
thanked/ rewarded appropriately (ask at the tent what the
reward is).
Directions
By Car
Munich Centre North West Direction Dachauer Strasse ( 304
) Cross (bridge) over the A99 Motorway At entrance of
Karlsfeld Village Dachauer Strasse becomes Münchner
Strasse Turn right into Bajuwaren Strasse : Direction :
Dachau Ost/ Gedenkstätte/ Freising Cross (bridge)
over the 471 Straight Across Schleissheimer Strasse/
Dachauer Strasse into Alte Römerstrasse (you are now
in Dachau Ost) Follow until Junction with Münchner/
Freisinger Strasse (2339) Turn right on to it and follow
road Drive through Hebertshausen Drive through
Ampermoching Till Lotzbach. In Lotzbach, at roundabout,
take 3rd exit Schönbrunner Strasse Along
Schönbrunner Strasse, 500 meters, Turn Left, to
Mariabrunn (Lane).
By Public Transport
Take S Bahn direction Petershausen. Get off train at
Röhrmoos ( one station after Dachau)
GPS Satellite Navigation
Type in
Mariabrunn (Rohrmoos) (Röhrmoos
Not
Mariabrunn (Hallbergmoos)
