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Lewes Borough is the joint oldest society with Cliffe, formed in 1853. Until 1859 they were known as the 'Lewes Town Bonfire Society' so they are really not considered the oldest consistently named society. That mantel belongs to Cliffe. They have been marching the streets of the town for over 150 years.
The Lewes bonfire night is the biggest celebration across the UK, organised by six local bonfire societies, which each have their own fireworks, fire sites, costumes and processions.
The Sussex Bonfire tradition is a uniquely local form of protest with several influences under the motto We Burn For Good. Whereas Guy Fawkes night in most parts of Great Britain is traditionally commemorated at large public fireworks displays or small family bonfires, towns in Sussex and Kent hold huge gala events with fires, processions and festivals.
The society forms part of a network of bonfire societies in the Lewes area which serve the purpose both of remembering the Gunpowder Plot and of recalling the fate of the Sussex Martyrs. The village holds its celebrations in October before the main event in Lewes. Traditionally the Firle Bonfire Society Pioneers wear Valencian costumes.
An estimated 40,000 revellers celebrated at a famous Bonfire Night event which saw three people taken to hospital and four arrests made, police said.
November 15, 1990 (Junction of Roads 509 and 510A: Laurel: 29: Cool Spring Presbyterian Church: Cool Spring Presbyterian Church: August 31, 1982 (West of Lewes on Road 247
The Historic Inns of Annapolis consist of three historically rich inns dating back to the end of the American Revolutionary War.The historical buildings, located in Annapolis, Maryland, include the Maryland Inn, Governor Calvert House, and the Robert Johnson House as well as the Treaty of Paris restaurant and the King of France Tavern, which are the on-site dining facilities.
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