forrest
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Hastings 17/10/09All information and gossip on Hastings here please.
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forrest
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Sadly I won't be at Hastings as I've got a firework display to do on their night.
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forrest
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Some info on Hastings for you all.
TIMINGS
18.30 Road closures fully implemented
18.55 Procession forms up at Stade/Rock a Nore
19.00 Beacon Lit
19.15 Procession commences
21.00 Procession arrives at firesite
21.20 Fireworks commence
21.45 Effigy fireworks complete
23.30 Official lifting of road closures
ARRIVAL
Please time your journey to leave enough time to get to the Stade Coach park well before 18.30 otherwise you will have to walk from the road closure point.
There will be no exceptions.
PARKING
Coaches are welcome from midday onwards. On arrival please carry out the directions given by HBBS marshals and the coach park staff. There will be limited parking for society cars. Please find enclosed car park permit, which you may copy up to a maximum of 3 per society. Pay and display parking is available at the end of Rock a Nore although this does get very busy.
PROCESSION
All visiting societies are required to provide 2 marshals who should register with HBBS captain of marshals and/or captain of assembly.
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Good Luck To Hastings
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forrest
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Press Release
| Quote: | Hastings Borough Bonfire Society.
In the past an important part of the Bonfire celebrations across England was
the ringing of church bells. The ancient 'Remember the Fifth of November'
chant says 'Holla Boys Holla Boys let the bells ring'. In most towns this
no longer happens. In Battle the bells are rung in the morning before the
Bonfire celebrations. Last year the bells of All Saints Church, Hastings
were rung for the first time during the procession in Hastings for many
years.
This year Hastings Borough Bonfire Society is proud to announce that all
church bells on the procession route will be rung. The ancient peals in both
All Saints Church and St Clements Churches in Hastings Old Town will be rung
between 7.15pm and 7.45pm as the procession passes. Bonfire president Keith
Leech said 'This is wonderful news we will be the first Sussex Bonfire to
ring all the bells during the procession for years and I am really pleased
that in Hastings we have been able to bring back this tradition. We would
like to thank the Sussex Guild of bell ringers for making this possible and
Rosemary Smith for arranging it for the town.'
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rockape65
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NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!! We've only got one church on our route and the rev' "doesn't approve" of us, but this is a nice touch, I like this! Oh well, guess we'll have to make our own noise!!
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Snowflake
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I love the idea of the church bells ringing. Well done Hastings, I am looking forward hearing them next Saturday. 
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| forrest wrote: | Press Release
| Quote: | Hastings Borough Bonfire Society.
In the past an important part of the Bonfire celebrations across England was
the ringing of church bells. The ancient 'Remember the Fifth of November'
chant says 'Holla Boys Holla Boys let the bells ring'. In most towns this
no longer happens. In Battle the bells are rung in the morning before the
Bonfire celebrations. Last year the bells of All Saints Church, Hastings
were rung for the first time during the procession in Hastings for many
years.
That is cool . . Wonder if the old tradition catches on elsewhere . . Bells, Chants, Drums, Squibs . . What a lovely orchestra !
This year Hastings Borough Bonfire Society is proud to announce that all
church bells on the procession route will be rung. The ancient peals in both
All Saints Church and St Clements Churches in Hastings Old Town will be rung
between 7.15pm and 7.45pm as the procession passes. Bonfire president Keith
Leech said 'This is wonderful news we will be the first Sussex Bonfire to
ring all the bells during the procession for years and I am really pleased
that in Hastings we have been able to bring back this tradition. We would
like to thank the Sussex Guild of bell ringers for making this possible and
Rosemary Smith for arranging it for the town.'
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V
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OOOOOOPS
Posted that a bit wrong !
That is cool . . Wonder if the old tradition catches on elsewhere . . Bells, Chants, Drums, Squibs . . What a lovely orchestra !
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forrest
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See you all at Hastings tonight for those that are going. I shall be there as firework display I was meant to be doing never got off the ground.
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Snowflake
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Thanks Hastings I had a good night. Hearing the church bells ringing as we walked round made it even more special for me. I got my first rookie injury!!  thank goodness I was not wearing a kilt. 
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mail man
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| Snowflake wrote: | | thank goodness I was not wearing a kilt. |
Yer wearing a kilt an't much fun in the wrong place  and to all of ya i called ba#####s I forgive ya ( well all except Phil ) 
And a big thumbs up for the bells, they worked well
Good night had by all well done Hastings
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smithey
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another good night made even better by mailman doing the river dance on the beach
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The Plotter
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Good night again at Hastings although we heard no bells.....probably cos our cracker barrel was so busy. Only gripe was the lack of torches!! Great fireworks and weather!!
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Firecracker
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I had a great time again, even though I was driving. Was making good time on the way home until I got stuck behind William Wallis 
I didn't hear any church bells either, ditto the Plotter was probably the rookies going off around me
I like Mum have a rookie injury or rather a beach pebble injury, although my tankard got the worst of it, rather dented now 
I must appologise to Mailman for shoving him instead of shouting to him to get out of the way of the rookies but shoving came quicker into my head didn't want him to get one up the kilt
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| mail man wrote: | | Snowflake wrote: | | thank goodness I was not wearing a kilt. |
Yer wearing a kilt an't much fun in the wrong place and to all of ya i called ba#####s I forgive ya ( well all except Phil )
And a big thumbs up for the bells, they worked well
Good night had by all well done Hastings |
Glad you had fun . . Saw Mailman Junior at Hailsham by the way
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casper
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had a good night at hastings i did hear the bells roll on next week which one to go to thats the thing lol
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RICH ROOKIE
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Well Done Hastings, fantastic fire works, maybe next year we could have some torches, everyone else seem to have them apart from us ! lol
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forrest
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Another fantastic night at Hastings. Fantastic fireworks, could they possibly have the best display in Sussex? Photo's are up on my facebook page to have a peek at.
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mail man
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I must thank fire cracker for pushing me from pillar to post last sat, (my tackel seems to be in order becouse of that) 
Although I wonder if she would of been so nice if she wasn't so sober?
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Firecracker
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Anytime Mailman, of course I would have been just as nice if i had been drinking although i may have missed you as i went to push you out the way of the rookies and fallen over
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