Families gathered for a spectacular evening of fireworks at Highfield School in Hampshire on Saturday 7 November, raising £1,451 for Highfield Highreach Holidays.
Highreach is run by volunteers, including former Highfield pupils, and organises week-long residential breaks for children and young adults with disabilities, giving their families crucial respite.
In the lead-up to the event, pupils created mythical creatures in their house colours for the annual bonfire competition. The school’s grounds team judged the entries, with Agincourt, one of Highfield’s three school houses, taking this year’s honours.
Guests enjoyed food ranging from hotdogs to churros before Titanium Fireworks, the company behind London’s New Year’s Eve displays, delivered a spectacular show above the school.
Suzannah Cryer, Head of Highfield School, said: “Highreach is very close to our hearts at Highfield, and it means a great deal that an evening enjoyed by our own community will also make a real difference to others.
“Standing among our families watching children’s faces light up as the first fireworks burst overhead, I felt incredibly proud of this community.
“An evening like this depends on so much work that most people never see, from our grounds team spending weeks building up the bonfire and our estates team thinking through every detail from safety to parking, to our catering team working long before the first hotdog was served.
“I’m so grateful to them for making the evening possible, and to every family who came along and supported it.”
Highfield and Brookham School became Highfield School in September 2026, bringing the school together under one name. It remains a co-ed day and boarding school for children aged two to 13.