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| forrest |
Good NewsGot told that on the news the other day,mthat Southern Rail aren't putting on extra trains into Lewes on the 'Fifth'. which can only be good news for Lewes. |
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| Ghoti |
Re: Good News
There was also talk (I think it was in the evening Argus) about once the town centre is full, the police will divert people away and not let more in. Sounds good in principle but I hope they have a cunning plan to make it work in practice. |
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| Ghoti |
Here it is http://www.theargus.co.uk/search/...rs_to_Lewes_Bonfire_celebrations/
Move to cut visitors to Lewes Bonfire celebrations 5:17pm Sunday 13th September 2009 The number of visitors to the Lewes Bonfire celebrations are to be cut in an attempt to make the event safe. Extra trains that are traditionally laid on each year to cope with the influx of people will not operate this year. Instead a routine service will operate meaning thousands of revellers will be forced to stay at home or go elsewhere. There are also plans to close off Lewes town centre if things get hectic on the night with Lewes District Council stating that people will be diverted to “safe areas.” A spokeswoman for Lewes District Council said: “The Lewes Bonfire Safety Group has agreed that there is a need to reduce crowd numbers in the centre of the town to improve public safety. “We are committed to preserving the historic bonfire tradition in Lewes, while ensuring that the public are kept safe. “The bonfire procession route through the centre of the town will be protected to reduce overcrowding and once the town centre is full, visitors will be diverted to safe areas where they can wait until the bonfires start.” |
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| forrest |
It's also a situation that we are watching at Lindfield. As we share the same night as Lewes, it will be interesting to see how this effects our crowds on the 'fifth'. As it stands we easily get a good 5000-6000 people on a week day, going up to 8000 if its a weekend. I wonder how many people will turn up on our doorstep this year, should they chose an alternative to Lewes.
Afterall I know some people within Lewes Bonfire are glad we have our night the same night as them as it helps to take some of the crowds away from Lewes. |
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| Firecracker |
All very well for crowd control etc but with less people we hav less at our firesite meaning we make less money for ourselves and less people to put money in our collecting boxes for our charities 
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| casper |
surely people will just turn up earlier if they think they will be turned away | ||
| V |
The crowds are a big problem and are cause for concern especially the bottom end of town. The reduction in trains ( If It Happens ) will help to make things safer for everybody and smooth out the proccesions . As an example the average train from london, eastbourne or brighton runs 4 or 8 coaches . . On the night they will run them to full capacity ie 12 coaches and each one will be heaving with people. Cant see it making much difference to the collection boxes as only the front rows can get to the tins anyway. Visually from within the ranks I doubt if we see any difference, it will still look spectacular. I have been in the crowds and it is downright scary so lets hope it works and it be safer for us as well. | ||