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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.
Members of the Lewes Borough Bonfire Society drag burning tar barrels through the streets of Lewes as part of their Bonfire Night celebrations. Lewes has seven bonfire societies, whereas other towns and villages in Sussex have a single bonfire society each, even large ones like Eastbourne. These other societies hold their own bonfire ...
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. Participants ...
Sussex Police say the celebrations were busier than last year. ... An estimated 40,000 people attended the annual bonfire event in Lewes to mark Guy Fawkes Night. The different bonfire societies ...
Sussex Police said this year a 15-year-old boy was initially arrested on suspicion of having a knuckle duster before being de-arrested, while a 24-year-old and 25-year-old man were arrested over ...
Street collections are received on the night and are given to around six different local charities each year. On average the society raises about £2,000–£3,000 per year. This tradition dates back around 70 years and is part of Sussex Bonfire Tradition the largest event of which being the Lewes Bonfire celebrations on 5 November.
Every year on November 5, skies across England, Scotland and Wales are illuminated by fireworks as Brits head out into the night to enjoy Guy Fawkes Night celebrations.
Revellers in Lewes in East Sussex, 5 November 2010. Bonfire Night, as it was occasionally known, [16] assumed a new fervour during the events leading up to the English Interregnum. Although Royalists disputed their interpretations, Parliamentarians began to uncover or fear new Catholic plots.