BISLEY COMMUNITY GROUP
Bisley Community Group is a not-for-profit organisation set up by Bisley villagers.
It was begun in 2019 to run Bis'-Up - the original Bisley music festival.
Today it exists as a vehicle to raise funds for village events (including the annual August Bank Holiday Sunday Bisley Music Festival and our village bonfire night) and, on occasion, to help support other village groups and causes.
The next fundraising event is the Big Bisley Bonfire Night Bash 2026 November 7 - tickets are available now via TicketSource - currently there are early bird prices on tickets for children ages 5-17 (under 5s will always be free), adults, and groups (2+2), but these prices will go up on the day (and possibly sooner, depending on how they sell).
Funds:
We think it's important that villagers know how much has been raised, and where the money has gone.
We started 2025 with £676.37 in the Community Group bank account.
We ended 2025 with £7,849.71 in the account, and a series of successful events put on.
As things stand (September 10, 2026), with Bisley Music Festival 2026 done and dusted, we have a bank balance of £9,575.81 and a further c£500 in a cash float. We also have a small amount of unsold stock (booze) which will be carried forward to future events.
This represents a really healthy position, though we do have some outstanding payments (some hanging over from the music festival, and some big ones on the way for bonfire night, plus we are about to help purchase some items for general village us).
However, as long as the Big Bisley Bonfire Night Bash 2026 at least breaks even we will end the year in a good place, with plans afoot for some exciting events next year.
Watch this space.
We aim to be fully transparent: any questions about finances should be directed in the first instance to Iain Pooley, Group treasurer (and a certified accountant).
Obviously Tim and Dan will also be happy to answer any questions.
Dave and Lizzie have had more of a backseat role, but please feel free to talk to them, too.
We will still be running other events, too, and if you are a Bisley resident and have ideas for events that we might be able to fund (or help fund) please click on this link to email the webmaster; the Group's only stipulations are that the event
a) must break even, with a reasonable chance of bringing in more than it costs (so that the Group's coffers stay healthy)
and
b) that you must be prepared and able to promote and run the event.
(We will be able to help with promotion, and may be able to help with volunteers though that depends on timings etc.)
Current members:
Tim Hurst
Lizzie Morris
Dave Partridge
Dan Collins
Treasurer: Iain Pooley
It was begun in 2019 to run Bis'-Up - the original Bisley music festival.
Today it exists as a vehicle to raise funds for village events (including the annual August Bank Holiday Sunday Bisley Music Festival and our village bonfire night) and, on occasion, to help support other village groups and causes.
The next fundraising event is the Big Bisley Bonfire Night Bash 2026 November 7 - tickets are available now via TicketSource - currently there are early bird prices on tickets for children ages 5-17 (under 5s will always be free), adults, and groups (2+2), but these prices will go up on the day (and possibly sooner, depending on how they sell).
Funds:
We think it's important that villagers know how much has been raised, and where the money has gone.
We started 2025 with £676.37 in the Community Group bank account.
We ended 2025 with £7,849.71 in the account, and a series of successful events put on.
As things stand (September 10, 2026), with Bisley Music Festival 2026 done and dusted, we have a bank balance of £9,575.81 and a further c£500 in a cash float. We also have a small amount of unsold stock (booze) which will be carried forward to future events.
This represents a really healthy position, though we do have some outstanding payments (some hanging over from the music festival, and some big ones on the way for bonfire night, plus we are about to help purchase some items for general village us).
However, as long as the Big Bisley Bonfire Night Bash 2026 at least breaks even we will end the year in a good place, with plans afoot for some exciting events next year.
Watch this space.
We aim to be fully transparent: any questions about finances should be directed in the first instance to Iain Pooley, Group treasurer (and a certified accountant).
Obviously Tim and Dan will also be happy to answer any questions.
Dave and Lizzie have had more of a backseat role, but please feel free to talk to them, too.
We will still be running other events, too, and if you are a Bisley resident and have ideas for events that we might be able to fund (or help fund) please click on this link to email the webmaster; the Group's only stipulations are that the event
a) must break even, with a reasonable chance of bringing in more than it costs (so that the Group's coffers stay healthy)
and
b) that you must be prepared and able to promote and run the event.
(We will be able to help with promotion, and may be able to help with volunteers though that depends on timings etc.)
Current members:
Tim Hurst
Lizzie Morris
Dave Partridge
Dan Collins
Treasurer: Iain Pooley
