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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.
News. Science & Tech. Shopping. Sports. Weather. 24/7 Help. ... The Lewes bonfire night is the biggest celebration across the UK, organised by six local bonfire societies, which each have their ...
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.
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.
Guy Fawkes masks have proved popular and some of the more quirky bonfire societies have replaced the Guy with effigies of celebrities in the news—including Lance Armstrong and Mario Balotelli—and even politicians. The emphasis has moved. The bonfire with a Guy on top—indeed the whole story of the Gunpowder Plot—has been marginalised.
In November 2004 an effigy of Dilnot was burned at the Lewes bonfire celebrations. [1] [2] BBC South East Today had angered some members of Sussex bonfire societies by its reporting of an allegedly racist display at the nearby Firle bonfire night in 2003, where an effigy of a Gypsy family in a caravan was burned. [3]
The Star Inn became Lewes Town Hall and the undercroft still exists. [6] Together with the Gunpowder Plot, the Lewes Martyrs are commemorated annually on or around 5 November by the Bonfire Societies of Lewes and surrounding towns and villages, including Lewes Bonfire. [7]
From 1838 to 1889, Rye had its own borough police force. It was a small force, often with just two officers. Rye police frequently had difficulties on Bonfire night (5 November) and special constables were recruited to help deal with the problems bonfire gangs caused. After amalgamation with the county force in 1889 a new police station was ...