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Well, it’s almost that time of the year again folks! Like it or loathe it, bonfire night is almost upon us and, as usual for mid October, the streets of Lewes are awash with bonfire boyes and belles selling programmes, collecting donations and generally getting excited!

November the 5th sees the usually peaceful streets of East Sussex’s county town of Lewes ablaze with the thousands of flaming torches, burning tar barrels and firework-fuelled effigies from the Lewes and Sussex bonfire societies as they take over the town for the night!

Unlike your average, local bonfire celebration, Lewes bonfire night is the biggest attraction of the season and for many Lewisians, a way of life! Many of the societies members will have spent all year planning and making brightly coloured costumes for this annual event.

As always with this event, the town becomes majorly congested with the tens of thousands of visitors and all roads in to, and out of, Lewes will be closed by around 5pm on the night with no access to anybody. So if you are thinking of checking it all out then may I suggest you get the train as it will be much easier.

For further information on Lewes bonfire night, and the history of the gunpowder plot in general why not take a look at what I believe to be the best resource for bonfire night information and history on the web, Lewes Bonfire Celebrations.