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THOROUGHLY deserved. This evil woman knew. Disgusting.
“What should we do with her??”
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THOROUGHLY deserved. This evil woman knew. Disgusting.
“What should we do with her??”
Brilliant. Thanks!
I would say taking kids to the Lewes bonfire is far safer for everyone than half-arsed pissed parents doing fireworks and sparklers in small gardens at homeFun for the whole family
Now Johnny, you hold that sparkler at arms length and when it goes out, make sure you put it in that bucket of sand.
Now Johnny, take that stake, dip the cloth in that barrel of tar, set light to it and walk through the centre of town swinging it around your head and chuck it in the gutter when you get the chance of a better one
Don't you just love Lewes
It’s easy to understand why Farage is a lightening rod for justifiable criticism in a wide range of political matters, however if there are going to be effigies created about the riots connected to the events in Southport did any of the bonfire societies consider whether one should be knocked up depicting a young black man violently stabbing white kids?Brilliant so Farage finally gets burned
There have been donations places around the town for several weeks, and the societies charge to attend their bonfires, which used to be free.I have been to Lewes many times over the years. The Cliffe's tableaux of Reagan and Thatcher was fantastic
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Never seen any violence and whilst you could get a bit squished, there were never any crushes where people got injured which I witnessed. Bonfire Night used to be a real shot in the arm for the town's economy and I'm really not sure whether stopping outsiders attending was at the behest of the town's community or the old bill. In any event, they have now made it such an ordeal to get there that I can't be arsed with it.
I used to like explaining to the tourists about the Protestant martyrs and why effigies of the Pope were being burned.
So what comes next? You can only attend Pride if you pay Council Tax in Brighton or Hove?
It's sad to see a Sussex tradition on its way out. Remember that the Societies largly survive on donations to build their tableaux for next year but if there are fewer and fewer visitors to fill the buckets........
The main driver of this (at least from the rail side) is the organisers and police, they simply don't want many people from outside the town making the event oversubscribed, as the infrastructure can't cope, on the pride point it was getting very close to a few years ago, where the local authority couldn't support the event unless numbers were controlled, however this year the numbers were down, which meant the event could easily be controlled. Since the train service has been stopped (at the request of the police and supported by the organisers) the crowd numbers at Lewes have actually stayed about the same, there hasn't been a shift in either direction really.I'm really not sure whether stopping outsiders attending was at the behest of the town's community or the old bill.
I'm genuinely curious. Who says Lewes doesn't want thousands there (for a single night of the year)? It seems to me it's the council and other authorities who want to ban visitors.Lewes doesn’t want thousands and thousands there. It’s for Lewes not a tourist attraction.
Greens iirc although if the f*** with the Society’s the Society’s will eject the politicians, as close to French politics as you’ll getIsn't Lewes a lib dem area, and full of zero emission warriors?
And they let this event go on year after year without blocking the roads and glueing themselves to a picture of Greta wearing just a pair of bamboo socks.
Say one thing and doing another, liebour style, you have to chuckle or you'd go mad.
Et les processionneurs wearez le jompre du stripey.Greens iirc although if the f*** with the Society’s the Society’s will eject the politicians, as close to French politics as you’ll get
QuiEt les processeurs wearez le jompre du stripey.
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As if....It’s easy to understand why Farage is a lightening rod for justifiable criticism in a wide range of political matters, however if there are going to be effigies created about the riots connected to the events in Southport did any of the bonfire societies consider whether one should be knocked up depicting a young black man violently stabbing white kids?
Even if Farage is guilty of stoking emotions in the aftermath, he was not the root cause of those riots. They have been in the post for a number of years, only the deluded would believe otherwise.
If people want to send political messages in essentially non political events they really need to think them through……..it’s this kind of wrong headed thinking that gives rise to people like Trump getting elected.
I wouldn't be convinced that those in charge of the effigies are fully reflective of the membership opinions. I doubt there was unanimity in all those outside The Dorset in the choice of that effigy. But it's one year, there'll be something else along next year anyway.It’s easy to understand why Farage is a lightening rod for justifiable criticism in a wide range of political matters, however if there are going to be effigies created about the riots connected to the events in Southport did any of the bonfire societies consider whether one should be knocked up depicting a young black man violently stabbing white kids?
Even if Farage is guilty of stoking emotions in the aftermath, he was not the root cause of those riots. They have been in the post for a number of years, only the deluded would believe otherwise.
If people want to send political messages in essentially non political events they really need to think them through……..it’s this kind of wrong headed thinking that gives rise to people like Trump getting elected.
There was a whole set of buses to take people back to Brighton laid on and a huge queue for them at 10:30. It's not like there were no non-residents there among the spectators.I'm genuinely curious. Who says Lewes doesn't want thousands there (for a single night of the year)? It seems to me it's the council and other authorities who want to ban visitors.
And it's a huge tourist attraction whether anyone likes it or not.
Good little piece here.
Who pays for the police, crowd control and road closures?I'm genuinely curious. Who says Lewes doesn't want thousands there (for a single night of the year)? It seems to me it's the council and other authorities who want to ban visitors.
And it's a huge tourist attraction whether anyone likes it or not.
Good little piece here.
The limit on transport to and from Lewes on the day, and the parking restrictions there is really all down to the Police and local councils, etc and not something the bonfire societies necessarily agreed with or wanted to happen.I have been to Lewes many times over the years. The Cliffe's tableaux of Reagan and Thatcher was fantastic
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Never seen any violence and whilst you could get a bit squished, there were never any crushes where people got injured which I witnessed. Bonfire Night used to be a real shot in the arm for the town's economy and I'm really not sure whether stopping outsiders attending was at the behest of the town's community or the old bill. In any event, they have now made it such an ordeal to get there that I can't be arsed with it.
I used to like explaining to the tourists about the Protestant martyrs and why effigies of the Pope were being burned.
So what comes next? You can only attend Pride if you pay Council Tax in Brighton or Hove?
It's sad to see a Sussex tradition on its way out. Remember that the Societies largly survive on donations to build their tableaux for next year but if there are fewer and fewer visitors to fill the buckets........
The police and council have been pretty open in the past about not wanting loads of people there, and the Societies will cash-in on people visiting because they could do with the money, but because people visiting also ramp up the insurance cost (which is paid for by the societies) you'll find quite a few people in senior positions in the whole bonfire thing that would happily see a reduction in the number of people attending or potentially banning to non-residents completely. Nearly every injury and every single arrest each year is people visiting the town which makes insurance more expensive and increasingly gives authorities the excuse they need to make it more tame every year and perhaps eventually stop it in it's current form altogether. Everyone I knew in any society, and most of those I know who are still involved, dread it when it falls on a Friday or a Saturday simply because the crowds make it far more stressful and risky. If you've got any kind of position as a marshal you spend a lot of your time in the procession trying to stop idiots in the crowd from hurting themselves and the rest grinding your teeth in rage at the disrespect shown by the crowd at things like the war memorial.I'm genuinely curious. Who says Lewes doesn't want thousands there (for a single night of the year)? It seems to me it's the council and other authorities who want to ban visitors.
And it's a huge tourist attraction whether anyone likes it or not.
Good little piece here.