Forum members guy fawkes night and bonfire night

[melovesengland]

I want to share the photos I took from the Guy Fawkes and Bonfire event last night, 2nd of November at the Lincolnshire Showground.

Funfair, massive bonfire which was lovely and the fireworks. My first time last night to witness an event like that. Enjoyed it to bits!!

Would love to see same photos on this thread too so feel free to post your own version, date and the event's location as well.

Cheers!!

Here's mine:

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[andy222]

Looks like you had a fun night nice pics.:xxgrinning--00xx3:. Its just a pity guy fawkes didnt succeed.:icon_lol:

[stevewool]

smashing pictures, looks like you are all wrapped up and as warm as that fire:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[melovesengland]

Looks like you had a fun night nice pics.:xxgrinning--00xx3:

Thanks! I had, indeed. It was a freezing cold night, good thing it didnt rain. :)

[melovesengland]

smashing pictures, looks like you are all wrapped up and as warm as that fire:xxgrinning--00xx3:

Twas very windy and cold but I did manage thanks. The bonfire was great! It did eases the cold a bit.

[andy222]

Welcome to the UK.:icon_lol:

[imagine]

smashing pics :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[lastlid]

:xxgrinning--00xx3: Our turn tonight.

[melovesengland]

:xxgrinning--00xx3: Our turn tonight.

will look forward on your photos, lastlid! :Wave:

[grahamw48]

Lovely pics, and glad you enjoyed one of our (few) festivities. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

Guy Fawkes was born just down the road from my house here in York.

Sometimes I think we could do with a new one to sort out the current idiots in Parliament. :icon_rolleyes:

[Terpe]

Ours is tonight at Hollowell :xxgrinning--00xx3:
Always a great event.
Looks like being cold though :36_1_26[1]:

[lastlid]

Just watched the Douglas firework display on the beach below us, from our balcony window. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Steve.r]

Nice photos Novie

[Arthur Little]

Guy Fawkes ...

... Sometimes I think we could do with a new one to sort out the current idiots in Parliament. :icon_rolleyes:

:iagree: ... seems to me like half the time 'Joe Public' is being treated as the Government's "fall guy"!

[RickyR]

Excellent, looks great.

[Michael Parnham]

Nice pics Novie, I think Maritess has put ours on fb.

[Terpe]

Here are mine from last night.
Pretty wet and windy night, but everyone had a great time.

Photo's from my phone so quality not so good.

The heat from the bonfire pushed me back a bit too (closer to the beer tent)

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[Arthur Little]

Novie... meant to compliment you on your marvellous photoshots :xxgrinning--00xx3: ...

... and yours too, Peter - in spite of any reservations you have about them being taken on your phone camera! :smile:

[grahamw48]

Thanks Peter. Very nice.

Those have saved me going out to see some. :icon_lol:

[Arthur Little]

Those have saved me going out to see some. :icon_lol:

Graham ... I know just what you mean. Perth Rotarians will be staging theirs on the actual night - as they've done since my kids were nippers - rattling collecting cans to raise funds for charity in the process. :icon_rolleyes: And while I'd possibly have been game to go along for "old times' sake", Myrna's not overly keen on venturing outdoors in the :freezin: cold, damp November weather if she can avoid it. :NoNo:

[grahamw48]

Just stand next to the bonfire...and hope nobody has hidden a load of crow-scarers inside it like my mates once did at the local boy scouts' one behind our local pub. :cwm25:

[melovesengland]

Lovely pics, and glad you enjoyed one of our (few) festivities. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

Guy Fawkes was born just down the road from my house here in York.

Sometimes I think we could do with a new one to sort out the current idiots in Parliament. :icon_rolleyes:

i enjoyed it as much as other does. i had so much fun! will definitely do it again next year.

[jlags90]

Here's the photos I took at Wainstall. Missed the big one at Hebden Bridge coz David had to work:cwm25:.(4th of Nov)

The devil and his partner will purify the world. :biggrin:
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e33/jlags90/fire3.png (http://http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e33/jlags90/fire3.png)

Standing close to the bonfire reminds me of Philippines..:biggrin:

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e33/jlags90/fire.jpg

One last bit. :cwm25:
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[melovesengland]

fab photos peter! uou done well, like you the bonfire pushed you to the beer tent, me it pushed me to the hog roast tent! :biggrin::doh

welcome back sir arthur! thanks for the photo compliment steve.r, imagine and sir arthur! :smile:

i have viewed tess' fb photos of the bonfire night and it was excellent. she looked like she had so much fun, michael. great! :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Steve.r]

Nice photos guys.

But what a load of money just gone up in smoke!! :doh

[melovesengland]

Nice photos guys.

But what a load of money just gone up in smoke!! :doh

ohh yes, we spent almost 60 quid just to see the the fireworks and bonfire. 21 quid for the 3 of us for entrance fee only (its like going to see stonehenge for £7.50) plus food, drinks and games at the fun fair.

a lot of money spent for couple of hours only but thats the price. :NoNo:

[melovesengland]

Here's the photos I took at Wainstall. Missed the big one at Hebden Bridge coz David had to work:cwm25:.(4th of Nov)

The devil and his partner will purify the world. :biggrin:
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e33/jlags90/fire3.png (http://http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e33/jlags90/fire3.png)

Standing close to the bonfire reminds me of Philippines..:biggrin:

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e33/jlags90/fire.jpg

One last bit. :cwm25:
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e33/jlags90/fire1.png

lovely photos jlags90. you allowed to go near the bonfire? lovely! we werent allowed to go near the bonfire in lincoln, twas very big so they fenced it for safety purposes. big enough though to keep us warm.

[grahamw48]

What happened to having a bonfire in the back garden or the nearest bit of open ground like everyone used to do when I was a kid ?....everywhere little kids dragging trees home down the street and chopping up furniture and anything else that would burn. :biggrin:

We all used to have a a big black bare patch 10 feet across on the back garden the next day and all dad's 'spare wood' had gone missing. :icon_lol:



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[melovesengland]

me husband told me they used to buy their own fireworks and sparklers and have a party in the garden for the bonfire night when he was a kid. :smile:

[Dedworth]

Nice photos guys.

But what a load of money just gone up in smoke!! :doh


Helps the Chinese economy Steve :icon_rolleyes: - they killed off Standard and Brocks years ago

[Steve.r]

Helps the Chinese economy Steve :icon_rolleyes: - they killed off Standard and Brocks years ago

:laugher: But I prefer the Goodnight Philippines and the handmade rockets and fireworks in Phils. Cheaper and better and you can have them in your own yard without the neighbours complaining about them.:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Dedworth]

Good pics all

I'd like to go to one of these big Kent/Sussex displays where they burn effigies - there was one a few years ago where it was a Pikey caravan

[bigmarco]

Personally I believe Guy Fawkes was born 400 years too soon :biggrin:

[grahamw48]

:icon_lol::xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Terpe]

Some nice pics there jlags, thanks :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[sars_notd_virus]

Our weekend bonfire pictures

[sars_notd_virus]

..with a view like this from our window, why would we purchased our own fireworks?? :smile::wink:

[grahamw48]

Of course nothing much can compare with the Phils New Year mayhem...:omg:
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2080899/New-Year-firework-celebrations-leave-454-injured-Philippines.html

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=488Pb8mIGi8&feature=related

(http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2080899/New-Year-firework-celebrations-leave-454-injured-Philippines.html)

[Terpe]

Remember remember the fifth of November
Gunpowder, treason and plot.
I see no reason why gunpowder, treason
Should ever be forgot...

V for Vendetta (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCaT6tU7V8Q&feature=player_detailpage)

[Terpe]

Hackivists set up Guy Fawkes protest

A series of website hacks over the past 24 hours has been attributed to the online hacktivist group Anonymous.

The websites of US broadcaster NBC, pop singer Lady Gaga and the Australian government have all been attacked.

Some of the hacked websites displayed a rhyme about 5 November, when Guy Fawkes's attempt to destroy Parliament in 1605 is marked in the UK.

Paypal and security firm Symantec said they were investigating whether they had also been compromised.

Both companies have been linked to the latest attacks, in various online reports.

Paypal said it had "no evidence" of a security breach, but a list of nearly 28,000 passwords claiming to belong to Paypal accounts was posted online overnight.

"Paypal hacked by Anonymous as part of our November 5th protest," read a tweet by the collective, along with a link to the passwords, which has now been taken down.

Symantec said it took "each and every claim" of an attack on its systems seriously.

"Our first priority is to make sure that any customer information remains protected," it said in a statement.

Read more here (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20204631)

[raynaputi]

I wonder if people today (well especially the young ones) know the story of this Guy Fawkes thing..:Erm: ​http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Fawkes_Night I find the celebration weird though..:cwm24:

[grahamw48]

We used to like burning people. :biggrin:

[jlags90]

Our weekend bonfire pictures

We always have our bonfire every night inside the house.:biggrin:

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[jlags90]

Some nice pics there jlags, thanks :xxgrinning--00xx3:

Thanks/You're welcome. I went nuts with the shutter speed and aperture priority:biggrin:

[jlags90]

lovely photos jlags90. you allowed to go near the bonfire? lovely! we werent allowed to go near the bonfire in lincoln, twas very big so they fenced it for safety purposes. big enough though to keep us warm.

Thank you Novie. Yes, you can get very close to the bonfire as long as you can bear the heat. It was just organised by a local Wainstall pub not a big famous one. But it was worth the 14 quid long taxi ride:cwm25:

[melovesengland]

Thank you Novie. Yes, you can get very close to the bonfire as long as you can bear the heat. It was just organised by a local Wainstall pub not a big famous one. But it was worth the 14 quid long taxi ride:cwm25:

ahhh i see. well you had fun so well worth spending. :wink:

[rusty]

From tonight in Gateshead. :xxgrinning--00xx3:



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[Dedworth]

Looks like they burn an effigy of the Pope in Lewes

http://www.theargus.co.uk/yourargus/society_magazine/features/9956765.Where_s_the_fire/?ref=fetp

As the nights draw in and the autumn temperature drops, the night sky will soon be aglow with the flames and sparks of Bonfire Night.

Bonfires and parades will be taking place all over Sussex, but on Monday, November 5, the usually peaceful town of Lewes will be at the heart of the country’s anniversary celebrations marking the night in 1605 when Guy Fawkes and his co-conspirators hatched the Gunpowder Plot and attempted to blow up Parliament at the Palace of Westminster.

Its legendary parades mark far more than the Gunpowder Plot. The Lewes Bonfire Night Celebrations also commemorate the 17 Protestant martyrs burnt at the stake in Lewes between 1555 and 1557 as the country struggled with the swing from the Protestantism of Henry VIII to the devout intention of his daughter, Queen Mary I, to restore Catholicism to England. Medieval heresy laws were reintroduced, which advocated burning as punishment, and “Bloody Mary”, as she became known, ignited the flames of hatred as she began her persecution of Protestants in 1555.

Over the next two years, about 275 people were killed, 17 of them in Lewes. The first was Deryk Carver, from Brighton, who was burnt in a barrel in 1555, and the last of the Martyrs of Sussex, Stephen Gratwick, also from Brighton, was burnt at the stake at St George’s Fields.

Those incendiary events from Tudor times are recalled each year in Lewes as 17 burning crosses, one for each of the Sussex Martyrs, are held aloft during the parade, along with an effigy of the Pope. Bonfire Society members create their own tableaux and costumes and the parade attracts thousands of visitors.

[Dedworth]

Well, that's one way of staying warm: Torchbearers light up Lewes in anti-papist parade on the coldest Guy Fawkes Night in 14 years


Thousands line the streets to watch annual procession of flaming torches in event which traces its roots to the 16th century
Just one of thousands of fireworks displays and events up and down the country
But wrap up warm - forecasters say tonight will be the coldest Guy Fawkes Night in 14 years
Disappointment for some in Essex, the Westcountry and Wales as torrential rain washes out events




Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2228318/Spectacular-parade-torchbearers-lights-streets-Lewes-Guy-Fawkes-Night-gets-underway.html#ixzz2BO9A0l2M

[bigmarco]

Very cold in Wimbledon Park tonight but Merton Council laid on a good display to warm the crowd up. Little bit stiff at £8 a ticket though.

[andy222]

Went to the west brom v southampton game last night. Not many fireworks there. 3 points though. Free ticket courtesy of one of the players. Free food and drink. Cant complain much.:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Terpe]

Went to the west brom v southampton game last night. Not many fireworks there. 3 points though. Free ticket courtesy of one of the players. Free food and drink. Cant complain much.:xxgrinning--00xx3:

They're doing good so far :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[melovesengland]

Thanks for participating Guys! I am very delighted on the outcome! :Jump::Jump:

Its good to know that I aint the only one who has an interest on witnessing UK's festivities. :biggrin:

It is a great album and its a good remembrance of the Bonfire Night for us this year. :smile:

Well done to everybody and thanks for sharing the experiences! :xxgrinning--00xx3:

Keep the photos coming! :Wave: