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Remember, remember the Fifth of November The Gunpowder Treason
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Now is the time for marching Now let your hearts be gay Hark to
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Remember : The Legacy
November 5, 2012 at 12:37 pm by v
On The Night of 4th November 1605 a search party led by the Earl of Suffolk surprised a Catholic former mercenary, Guy Fawkes, guarding barrels of gunpowder in the basement of the House of Lords. Continue reading…
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The 1847 Lewes Bonfire Riot
November 5, 2012 at 11:59 am by v
The eight unfortunate Bonfire Boys who were arrested after the Lewes Bonfire Riots of 1847 must have been quaking in their boots when they realised who was to judge their subsequent trial at Horsham Assizes: Continue reading…
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The Lewes Riot 1857
June 2, 2012 at 10:26 pm by v
November 17th, 1857, 5.30pm, and the Haywards Heath Express had just arrived in Lewes’ sparkling new railway station bearing Continue reading…
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Bonfire Prayers
September 2, 2011 at 10:18 am by v
Bonfire Prayers
Remember, remember the Fifth of November
The Gunpowder Treason and plot, Continue reading…
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Bonfire Poem
July 29, 2011 at 11:17 pm by v
Fireworks light up the dark Sussex skies
Flaming Banner ablaze, a magnificent sight
Costumes of many brighten up the Continue reading…
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Guy Fawkes Images
July 22, 2011 at 2:16 pm by v
Very little is known of Guy Fawkes (sometimes known as Guido Faux) early manhood but some idea of the complexity of his character can be judged from the fact that Guy Fawkes was willing to blow the King and their Lordships to Continue reading…
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Understanding The Bonfires
July 18, 2011 at 8:47 pm by v
The following article goes some way in explaining the reasons behind an effigy or tableaux, that some Bonfire Societies create and use in their bonfire night celebrations and the origin of the bonfire night celebration. Continue reading…
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Why Attack Lewes Bonfire
July 1, 2011 at 8:59 pm by v
What you are about to read below, is an e-mail message sent to me awhile back, the message proves to me that there is now a wide spread epidemic called uncontrolled knee jerking. But wait for it, the dipstick sent Continue reading…
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Light The Blue Touchpaper Poem
June 2, 2011 at 12:56 pm by v
Carefully Guy carried the taper
and placed it against the pyre.
Ample amounts of petrol vapour Continue reading…
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Lewes Bonfire Night Poem
May 30, 2011 at 2:14 pm by BadScooter1980!
Loudly passes the costumed procession
of the town’s Bonfire Night tradition.
Crowds are drawn by the pageant’s fame Continue reading…
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