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Post by Beemer on Nov 15, 2009 17:20:55 GMT 1
I have been asked by a freind to put his photos on the Forum. The following photos were taken at Lewes in East Sussex, where on the fifth of November each year the whole town is given over to the " Bonfire societies " for their festival of fire, the photos are mainly of the Cliffe bonfire society procession,taken along Cliffe high street, there are seven societies each having their own procession with a theme, held in different parts of Lewes, the processions start at about 5:45pm and go on until midnight. That was one bonfire night I will remember...... Regards, idlewild              End of part 1
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Post by Beemer on Nov 15, 2009 17:55:05 GMT 1
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Post by uranox on Nov 15, 2009 18:13:15 GMT 1
Beemer,I'm thinking of the Whicker Man. ;D(can not think why)
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Post by idlewild on Nov 15, 2009 23:38:12 GMT 1
beemer,
Many thanks for taking the time out to post the photos.
idlewild
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2009 3:08:09 GMT 1
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Post by buspilot on Nov 16, 2009 8:15:13 GMT 1
Damn dangerous place to have bonfire celebrations, especially as the football ground is called "Dripping Pan".  |
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Post by johnoakes on Nov 16, 2009 12:40:01 GMT 1
;D
Unashamed ethnic celebrations--lets keep them for as long as we can--we are our history however bloody and sad at times.
Do any of our children know of Alfred the Great and why he was called so?
Perhaps not as resisting invasion is not PC these days.
Well done ther people of Lewes.
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Post by Biggles on Nov 16, 2009 21:59:16 GMT 1
Can`t wait to see the pictures getting uploaded from the next Olympics in 2012. ? Arena`s will be full of Health and Safety people in bright jackets. Stopping the Javelin contest, I mean you can`t really throw a sharp pointy pole that far towards a crowd can you ? Far to dangerous. Sprints like the 200 400 800 meters will be stopped as it will not be right for a competitor not to win I mean like schools now it is unfair on other people taking part. Hurdles will need ramps fitting on the approach in case someone trips trying to jump over, probably need to do a risk assessment on that and the high jump and long jump, the latter especially as someone could get sand in their eyes when they land. This may not be as funny as it sounds when I really think about it. OMG, I better hadn`t examine the high jump on the swimming baths, or gymnastic contests. |
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Post by idlewild on Nov 17, 2009 20:42:22 GMT 1
Biggles,
You have a point, not so much health and safety but the EU, there is a european directive that comes into force on Jan 1st 2010 stating that the skull and crossbones symbol will only be allowed to be used to indicate,signal or advertise a warning for noxious,poisonous or hazardous goods and for no other purpose,the Cliffe bonfire society has used the symbol for over one hundred years, they have looked into ways around it but there are no exceptions to the regulation, no one is exempt, they are working on a new badge for 2010 celebrations, I wonder if they will use a tableaux of the EU as a one of the effigies to burn next year ! !
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Post by GHB on Nov 17, 2009 21:21:12 GMT 1
Why can't they just ignore the EU, as some of the Spanish and French towns and villages do for their festivals! I seem to remember a Spanish festival where the townsfolk parade through the streets with large Catherine wheels upon their heads, and the people participating (ignoring the EU) are also your local police, firefighters, ambulance services and town hall officials. OMG  But no, us stupid Brits just turn around and say 'Oh its the law we MUST obey'  Or would their punishment be to be burned at the stake! |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2009 3:49:32 GMT 1
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They may be better going direct to the European Parliament for clarification on this one. In this country, even EU recommendations become law but thats this Labour Government for you, Maggie would never allow it and more often than not told them where to get off. Before I get the severe backlash, I'm not saying bring the likes of her back (although a mild version may not be a bad thing at this moment in time) but just pointing out a fact
The EU symbol for toxicity is different to that of piracy in that the skull is placed before the crossed bones. With piracy or other none conformist symbols the bones are placed underneath the skull. Either way, its a symbol meaning danger beware. Even young children no matter where in the world they come from will be aware that.
I'm sure that when the EU made this directive they will not have been legislating against people flying the Jolly Roger or using the symbol on cap badges, in parades, or festivals such as the Lewes event. They will have been targeting those who use the symbol to falsely deter others i.e. pretending that something is poisonous when it clearly is not and therefore, confusing or misleading people. The Lewes banners are clearly not designed to mislead or confuse anyone. Having said that, the image in the photo's doesn't resemble either of the conformist ones but its just for fun.
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Post by ronturner on Nov 18, 2009 18:44:55 GMT 1
Yeah, just do like us Frenchies. Ignore the rules until it suits us to do otherwise. I am becoming more frenchified every day.
On a related subject, I was seeking advice from somebody in the DGAC (French CAA) regarding certain licensing regulations. He could not find the exact reg. I was interested in and to get me off his back he told me not to be concerned about the matter. "Nobody is ever going to ask you to prove it!"
And thats fine...until you put your head above the parapet, say after an incident or accdent, then the regs come flying out of the rule book faster a rat up a drainpipe.
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