Oh what a night! Theresa got her head chopped off. Boris blowed-up good. The torch lit street processions were amazing. The bonfires huge. The fireworks brilliant.
BONFIRE BOYS
AUTUMN FEAST
As we travel through English country towns and villages, from Sussex to Gloucestershire, to Lincolnshire and Yorkshire I’m impressed by the abundance of farmers’ markets and the autumn bounty they offer.
NOVEMBER FIFTH
Remember, remember, the fifth of November … and the best night of 2015.
BIG BURN TONIGHT
A field report from an actual field somewhere in southern England, where a bunch of keen volunteers are competing to build the biggest bonfire in town.
FIREWORKS OVER SUSSEX
One month from tonight on November 5th, it’s England’s biggest Bonfire Night in Lewes, East Sussex.
GETTING READY FOR BONFIRE NIGHT
One month from tomorrow it’s the biggest night of the year in Lewes, East Sussex, unblemished by PC revisionists or the spoil-sports from ‘Elf and Safety.
FÊTES AND ICE CREAM HEAVEN
Again, this year the Waterloo Bonfire Society’s annual summer fundraiser was a huge success. In anticipation of the Lewes Bonfire Night, over the next three days I’m reposting last year’s stories leading […]
GOING HOME
There’s lots to visit in my ancestral home of Lewes, East Sussex.
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