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forrest

Lewes Firework Ban

Heard from one of my sources today that there will be a blanket ban on the discharging of fireworks the during the processions in Lewes this year. Anyone caught doin g so will be issued with a £80 on the spot fine or arrested.

Also heard that their may be the possibilty of those arrested being held in a holding area until the celebrations are over. With a view to them having their finger prints taken & a DNA sample as well. Something to do with trying to catch the phatom parking metre destroyer. Not sure how much of this rumour is true though.

So you've been warned Exclamation

Though there is uproar in some bonfire quarters in Lewes about the authorities interfering with tradition.
blackeyes

although i'm still a nipper of a bonfire boy Exclamation ...have we not heard all this before Question ...or this time could it be that they are finally clamping down Evil or Very Mad there are rules between us and i'm sure 99.99999% of boyes and belles adhere to this Exclamation Exclamation
stormy

yes that is true.
the police have said there will be shelters (police vans) to put anyone who throws them in the street.
they will need a bloody lot of police vans if everyone decides to throw them all at once Laughing

me and norma havent been planning at all, really gov Laughing
forrest

I was think that they would need some very big holding pens if they were to arrest everyone who throws a firework. Shocked

This was also reported in tuesday's Argus. Police head honcho was qouted as saying "It's because the fireworks have got bigger & louder. Plus it frightens the public who are watching."

Tough I say nobody invited them to come & watch anyway.
Ghoti

I heard (and to be confirmed) that all fire sites in Lewes are exempt. This does mean that the public cannot get done either.

Discussions are taking place regarding the set pieces (I heard even these were not allowed at one stage). If they get the go ahead, I'll make up lots of little set pieces with bangers in them.

It sure will spoil the last walk, but then again there are normally only about 5 coppers marshalling that. I'll just make sure I'm the 6th person to let a banger off!
BonfireBoy

Rotton so and so's spoiling all our fun. Twisted Evil
stormy

Laughing you are supposed to have bangers at lewes otherwise it wont be lewes.
another crap PC law.
lbs.me.uk

cant they understand that we are good all year round and just want one night of fun!
what happened to warning off the crowds won't a ban on fireworks just incourage more of the gp to turn up?
Pyro_Phil

Thats not good. Always someone out there who wants to spoil our fun. Not that I ever go to Lewes. So much fun blowing Forrest up at Lindfield. Laughing
Ghoti

I've been discussing this with a few bonfire people and one big comment is will the same ban be implimented for the Chineese New Year celebrations.

Last time I saw a procession for that, the number of bangers going off would make Cliffe's last procession look tame Shocked

I don't like the racist card being pulled, but as we a mainly white and British, it appears we cannot moan about our rights of tradition.

Anyone know about the law (early 1600s IIRC) that declared the 5th should be a holiday marked with bonfires?

I'll be seeing you in a shelter in the fifth (apparently a hall has been booked somewhere).
stormy

there is a large letter section about the ban in the sussex express this week, every letter is in support and one is very funny and very sarcastic, which is grand. Laughing
forrest

Well there isn't a firework ban in Lindfield on the 'Fifth'..... Wink
stormy

hope you touched wood when you said that forrest Laughing
Burning_Torch

Hubby will be pulling his hair out. Laughing I just hope they have a big enough holding area for everyone Exclamation
BonfireBoy

Shall intresting seeing them try to arrest people in Cliffe's last procession. Laughing
Pyro_Phil

forrest wrote:
Well there isn't a firework ban in Lindfield on the 'Fifth'..... Wink


You going to make the extra torches if everyone turns up then Forrest Question Laughing
forrest

Pyro_Phil wrote:
forrest wrote:
Well there isn't a firework ban in Lindfield on the 'Fifth'..... Wink


You going to make the extra torches if everyone turns up then Forrest Question Laughing


They'll have to bring their own, like in 2000. Laughing
V

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Mercurius

Burning_Torch wrote:
Hubby will be pulling his hair out. Laughing I just hope they have a big enough holding area for everyone Exclamation


I have a good location for this holding area, it's called "The Cliffe firesite"...... Laughing

With spare capacity at "Commercial Square", "Borough", "Waterloo" and "South Street" (Not necessarily in that order)
V

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rockape65

I'm sure you're all aware anyway but all the talk around Lewes towards the end of last week and this past weekend is the news that Sussex Police have "reviewed" their stance regarding the use of pyrotechnics in the processions and are going to allow the societies to police it themselves. Thus allowing them to concentrate on public order within the crowd (ie the use of fireworks by the public). So to the boys in blue who undoubtedly monitor this site i say well done lads thumleft lets all have a good old traditional Lewes 5th and if you could kindly stop those head height rookies thrown from the back of the crowd that would be great.
Ghoti

Sussex Express reported the same
http://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news?articleid=3420457
and that is what I'm hearing from the captains too.

Sounds like they are using a warning system, but basically if we don't endager the public, we are OK.

I'd better get another box of bangers then Twisted Evil
smithey

i think sussex police have had a suddern change in hart as they cant find any where big enough for all of lewes to go to be arrested but how cool is that think im no of to get another coulple more boxes dont wont to run out Twisted Evil Cool
Hornblower

The main reason we stopped doing Fletching was fireworks of various types being thrown around... Even into our band. I actually had a banger of some description explode next to my head. I went deaf for a few seconds but fortunately didn't sustain any permanent damage. Unfortunately it's the stupid behaviour of a few individuals spoiling things for the rest.
V

Hornblower wrote:
The main reason we stopped doing Fletching was fireworks of various types being thrown around... Even into our band. I actually had a banger of some description explode next to my head. I went deaf for a few seconds but fortunately didn't sustain any permanent damage. Unfortunately it's the stupid behaviour of a few individuals spoiling things for the rest.

Are you sure the banger came from a society or was it joe public
smithey

sorry to hear that hornblower but we at fletching have tried to stamp out the fireworks in the ranks and it worked very well this year so fingers crossed it will be the same next year
Hornblower

V wrote:
Hornblower wrote:
The main reason we stopped doing Fletching was fireworks of various types being thrown around... Even into our band. I actually had a banger of some description explode next to my head. I went deaf for a few seconds but fortunately didn't sustain any permanent damage. Unfortunately it's the stupid behaviour of a few individuals spoiling things for the rest.

Are you sure the banger came from a society or was it joe public

Don't know but there were several, not just one coming in from behind. We don't (can't) look behind because of our strict drill. We're not after blaming anyone anyway, it's water under the bridge now.
Hornblower

smithey wrote:
sorry to hear that hornblower but we at fletching have tried to stamp out the fireworks in the ranks and it worked very well this year so fingers crossed it will be the same next year

That's good to know. I'd like to think that we could return one day. Very Happy
V

Hornblower wrote:
V wrote:
Hornblower wrote:
The main reason we stopped doing Fletching was fireworks of various types being thrown around... Even into our band. I actually had a banger of some description explode next to my head. I went deaf for a few seconds but fortunately didn't sustain any permanent damage. Unfortunately it's the stupid behaviour of a few individuals spoiling things for the rest.

Are you sure the banger came from a society or was it joe public

Don't know but there were several, not just one coming in from behind. We don't (can't) look behind because of our strict drill. We're not after blaming anyone anyway, it's water under the bridge now.


I like 2 think that all bonfire ppls keep there toys away from u guys , if ever u know where it came from , tell the organisers
Hornblower

V wrote:
I like 2 think that all bonfire ppls keep there toys away from u guys , if ever u know where it came from , tell the organisers


I'm sure they do most of the time. Like I said it's usually just a few stupid individuals.

Never had any trouble anywhere else though... Apart from chavs that is. Mind you, we have our own way of dealing with them!
mail man

Re: Lewes Firework Ban

forrest wrote:
Heard from one of my sources today that there will be a blanket ban on the discharging of fireworks the during the processions in Lewes this year. Anyone caught doin g so will be issued with a £80 on the spot fine or arrested.

Also heard that their may be the possibilty of those arrested being held in a holding area until the celebrations are over. With a view to them having their finger prints taken & a DNA sample as well. Something to do with trying to catch the phatom parking metre destroyer. Not sure how much of this rumour is true though.

So you've been warned Exclamation

Though there is uproar in some bonfire quarters in Lewes about the authorities interfering with tradition.


Is that what they call a blanket ban? Well they can have one every year, Very Happy
blackeyes

hats off to old bill in the end Shocked they looked after the crowd and we looked after ourselves Twisted Evil
Clunk

Yeah they got it about right, and so did we. I didn't see any rookies go into the gutter. Cool
V

Clunk wrote:
Yeah they got it about right, they policed the crowd and we policed ourselves. I didn't see any rookies in the gutter Cool

Thats a defo . . I had a great night within the guidelines ! , the ole bill were brill from wot I saw , the crowds great . . In short a f.....g blinding nite
Ghoti

Any one here from Borough?

I heard that the police were over hard on the Borough (ie with them all the way on their final march), whilst I thought they were even more leanient that usual (if possible) for us at Waterloo and by sounds of it the other societies too.

Any comments anyone?
Gabriel Tomkins

Clunk wrote:
Yeah they got it about right, and so did we. I didn't see any rookies go into the gutter. Cool


heh - you should have been in eastgate - i was stood right on the kerb taking photo's (by the cleverly parked plod van and ambulance) and had a dozen or so lobbed in my direction Very Happy
Stew

We (Com Sq.) were being quite noisy so we had the only 2 public order police in the whole of Lewes follow our back ranks of smugglers around for the whole evening! That didn't stop us though! My brother almost got arrested and blagged it for a warning!
Gabriel Tomkins

Gabriel Tomkins wrote:
Clunk wrote:
Yeah they got it about right, and so did we. I didn't see any rookies go into the gutter. Cool


heh - you should have been in eastgate - i was stood right on the kerb taking photo's (by the cleverly parked plod van and ambulance) and had a dozen or so lobbed in my direction Very Happy


oh - and mrs tomkins has been showing her battle scars to all and sundry (bruise on the leg made by flying rookie debris) - but she got that in the middle of cliffe high street, so that were her fault Wink
Gabriel Tomkins

tsk - not rookie debris - banger debris - whatever was i thinking Rolling Eyes

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