Bonfire Night ~ Has it Died a Death ?

[DCB]

What has happened to the good old Bonfire Night that we used to have years ago. When I was young, the 'bonie' was slowly built over a week to ten days and ended up as a focal point in the area. Everyone seemed to be there on the evening of the 5th Nov as it was lit. families were there, all your mates were there. What has happened, driving about town I've not seen any evidence of bonfires being built anywhere.

 

[Alex1975]

My bother in laws birthday is the 5th and we will be going to our local bonfire with my little girl and the whole family and friends. We will watch the fireworks and then give my little one to my wifes mum and dad and go on a pub crawl... it still happends!

 

[bladeplayer]

Il only speak for some of the towns around my place .. the local NO gooders hijacked them, turned into drinking session & inevetibly into anti socal place to be ..


There are a few out the country where i am but they are dying out too ... kids get sweets or what ever they want all day every day now so there is no thrill in it for them .. rather play the DS or the Wii

 

[CMAC]

local organised ones are fine- otherwise kids get hurt, animals are scared to death-literally

 

[Fish]

I think it goes to prove how community's are no longer as close as they used to be.

We have had the plug-in Adapt thingy in now for 10 days to help calm my dog who hides at every bang!

 

[tallpaul]

The annual fire work display in Cambridge is free and attracts over 25,000 people each year. It is a brilliant display and rightly attracts people from every walk of life. I've been going for years and have never seen anyone do anything other than enjoy the spectacle.

 

[6inchcup]

we have a local by-law now that forbids bonfires,unless they are sited in an approved area and are a regulation size,the council along with the police and fire brigade have been removing illegal ones for the past few weeks.kids don't want to collect wood and sit on an old sofa in the cold or eat spuds cooked in the fire,all the good fireworks got banned years ago now they expect a fireworks show in the garden as they sit inside in the warmth,to rival that of an olympics starting ceremony,same as halloween to american now and costs a fortune,bring back treacle toffee and apple bobbing.

 

[deanobillquay]

eat spuds cooked in the fire
QUOTE]

Best way to eat them.

Loved this when I was a kid!

 

[Fish]

eat spuds cooked in the fire
QUOTE]

Best way to eat them.

Loved this when I was a kid!

Ha ha, sneaking in the house with all black charcoal over the face, oh the memories come flooding back.

 

[louise_a]

We used to have a bonfire in our back street, the search for wood started at the beginning of October, its all Health and Saftey these days. We took a wooden fence down at the weekend and left some of out in the street hoping it would be collected for a bonfire somewhere, its still there

Halloween seems to have taken over apart from organised bonfires, its a shame.

 

[pokerjoke]

I believe it could well be the end of the organised firework display.
After the M5 motorway pile up near my home town of Taunton,blame has now been put onto the organiser.
He now faces charges of manslaughter,because the smoke swept over the motorway and it was supposedly his fault.
Who now is going to take the risk?
It will probably go the way of carnivals.
Too much red tape,and insurance being too high.

 

[Fish]

I believe it could well be the end of the organised firework display.
After the M5 motorway pile up near my home town of Taunton,blame has now been put onto the organiser.
He now faces charges of manslaughter,because the smoke swept over the motorway and it was supposedly his fault.
Who now is going to take the risk?
It will probably go the way of carnivals.
Too much red tape,and insurance being too high.

Was that at the Rugby Club?

 

[thecraw]

local organised ones are fine- otherwise kids get hurt, animals are scared to death-literally

Its attitudes like that that have killed off bonfire night.

We've had a family one for years, my kids have never been hurt and my dog sits and watches the fireworks as well.

 

[Andy808]

We have always gone to an organised display. It used to be down at the local pub but following an "incident" they stopped doing it which was a shame as the noise in the valley it was in was amazing. Now we go to a display organised by Bodmin football club and it's superb. The display lasts around 20 minutes and builds to a crescendo of noise and light. Brilliant display and at £3 for adults and £2 for kids is an absolute steal. They could easily charge a tenner for adults and everyone would still go along it's that good.

 

[thecraw]

we have a local by-law now that forbids bonfires,unless they are sited in an approved area and are a regulation size,the council along with the police and fire brigade have been removing illegal ones for the past few weeks.kids don't want to collect wood and sit on an old sofa in the cold or eat spuds cooked in the fire,all the good fireworks got banned years ago now they expect a fireworks show in the garden as they sit inside in the warmth,to rival that of an olympics starting ceremony,same as halloween to american now and costs a fortune,bring back treacle toffee and apple bobbing.

Society if a sad place now.

 

[Fader]

Used to have one round the local fields when we were kids, all the parents would get together to arrange it and set it all up. They'd then make sure kids couldn't get to close to anything "hot". Used to be a real good community spirit and one of the only times everyone got together. Then for one reason or another didn't happen one year, and that was it no more.

Theres a really good arranged one in Gillingham about a 10minute drive from where I live which is really quite good arranged by the local council and attracts a good few hundreds of people. Theres another really very good one at Leeds Castle but that costs £17 a ticket and i'm a bit tight when I can pop to gillinghams one for free.

 

[pokerjoke]

Was that at the Rugby Club?

Yes

 

[Imurg]

Its attitudes like that that have killed off bonfire night.

We've had a family one for years, my kids have never been hurt and my dog sits and watches the fireworks as well.

You forget that you have a modicum of Common Sense, Crawford - something sadly lacking from the majority of the UK's personnel.

 

[CMAC]

Its attitudes like that that have killed off bonfire night.

We've had a family one for years, my kids have never been hurt and my dog sits and watches the fireworks as well.

get a grip man, the world doesn't centre around your garden and obviously docile dog!

did you miss the part about organised bonfire nights in your haste to post another sweeping statement!

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Girvan have a 'Festival of Light' when the kids make up paper and willow lanterns the week prior.
They then march through the town [the street lights are turned off] carrying their lanterns behind the pipe band to the beach where there is a Wickerman type haybale bonfire and big fireworks display. The Esplanade is packed, funfair in full flow, good night had by one and all. Free event thanks to local fundraising.

So to answer the OP ........no.