Fireworks, Guy Fawkes, Bonfire Night

[GarethM]

4 minutes ago, dan blocker said:

Does anyone know any descendants of Guy Fawkes? I’ve got an idea 🤔

You'll need 4 if it includes devolved.

[sime42]

2 hours ago, Mike Hill said:

Practicing for Taiwan?

 

Nah, they just don't give a fck.

[nepia]

If you want bonfires come to East Sussex, home of the bonfire societies

First fire is in September; just about every society visits every other society's fire through the season into November

Lewes is of course the biggest; that's actually on Nov 5th - Tuesday

Ours here in East Hoathly attracts several hundred people who watch the fire in the recreation ground and then process to a nearby field for fireworks

A local woodworker builds the effigies for the fire; this was last year's fantastic effort

 

[sime42]

Reminds me of the Ottery St Mary Tar Barrel rolling. That's a great show by all accounts.

[dan blocker]

4 hours ago, nepia said:

If you want bonfires come to East Sussex, home of the bonfire societies

First fire is in September; just about every society visits every other society's fire through the season into November

Lewes is of course the biggest; that's actually on Nov 5th - Tuesday

Ours here in East Hoathly attracts several hundred people who watch the fire in the recreation ground and then process to a nearby field for fireworks

A local woodworker builds the effigies for the fire; this was last year's fantastic effort

 

Not just a woodworker? The chaps a creative artist by the look of it👍

[marktownend]

Oh dear, I've just lost half an hour looking at his creations, some chap called Keith Pettit, good stuff o his website and instagram.

[spandit]

This year's is impressive too but I won't spoil the surprise

[nepia]

This year's masterpiece that is no more.

The Wild Man of the Woods being crowded by houses.

 

Across the road is a Redrow development on a small portion of the land owned by a wealthy Kazakh businessman who obviously has the ambition of building on all his acres here.  The racing horse stud that used to occupy the land has been relocated to France so acres of potentially productive land are lying unused and unmanaged in the hope or expectation of planning permission on the lot one day.

 

Last year's bonfire archer (see above) was aiming straight at the development!

[spandit]

Here it is: