Lewes Bonfire Night

The Tuckshop Community Radio faithful had the pleasure of attending Lewes Bonfire night last month . For those of you that aren't familiar with the English tradition of Bonfire night, it's when we celebrate Guy Fawkes who unsuccessfully tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament in 1605.
Lewes, a smallish town in East Sussex, usually a perfect postcard picture of English idealism takes the celebration to the absolute limit and indulges in 36hrs of pure anti Catholic Hedonism. Boys and girls of both young and old toss bangers into the streets with rebellious nonchalance , a lot of Local Harveys ale is consumed, crosses are burned and many effigies are blown up . All in all it's a spectacle I hope to experience for many a year.
















































































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