Lewes Bonfire (there is no “Night” when talking about the event here) is just as riotous as you might imagine. The processions are organised by six of the seven local bonfire societies, who ...

An estimated 40,000 people turned out for Lewes Bonfire 2024 with the first processions starting at around 5pm. There were colourful and creative costumes, burning torches and a some eye-popping ...

The effigy depicts prime minister Rishi Sunak coming out of a train with the face of RMT union boss Mick Lynch An effigy of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been revealed at bonfire celebrations in ...

Lewes Bonfire Celebrations says: "In 1992 the police and local authorities held a ‘secret’ meeting with the intention of drawing up rules, to be followed by all the Bonfire Societies.

Road closures and train timetable changes have been announced for a popular bonfire event. Organisers of Lewes Bonfire in East Sussex believe more people than usual may attend this year as the ...

For more than 100 years, members of the Lewes Borough Bonfire Society dressed up in Zulu-style costumes, complete with blackface, and paraded through the town.

Lewes has earned its title as the “Bonfire capital” for good reason. This spectacular celebration is unparalleled. The tradition, which has been going since 1795, celebrates the bungling of ...

Members of Lewes Borough Bonfire Society are very excited for the return of the event Credit: ITV Meridian. There will be a lockdown of roads and the railway until early Saturday (06/11) morning ...

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An effigy of Boris Johnson urinating on newspapers was burned during the Lewes bonfire celebrations An effigy of Boris Johnson urinating on newspapers has been torched at this year's annual Lewes ...