The Lamb Lewes Lewes Con Club Spectrum Eyecare - Optometrists and Contact Lens Practioners The Lamb Lewes

Lewes Forum thread

Lewes forumLewes forum | Most liked post | New message New post

 police on nov 5th

  • 0Dislike Like0
    On Tue 3 Nov 2009 at: 13:20 eyes wide open wrote:
    has no body really thought about what is really going on here?
    every year the police try and close bonfire down?
    this year its even closer, this year is it ?
    we are going to have the same amount of people as usual only this year we are going to have loads of people coming in to lewes early . first stop the nearest pub, everyone will get merry early then merrier and merrier until its time to go home then that is when it will go tits up. there will be so many drunk and abusive people in town and no way home ? no trains ? no buses? no taxis ? no cars? so what happens next? it all kicks off? weather started by the police ? or whatever the next thing you will be hearing is lewes bonfire is trouble loads of arrests loads of trouble ban bonfire ? i can see it now front page of the sussex gazzette police ban bonfire at lewes next year due to arrest levels soar up . think outside the box people see what is going on

  • 0Dislike Like0
    On Tue 3 Nov 2009 at: 13:41 Sherlock wrote:
    It's pretty obvious the authorities are moving in on bonfire. What they'd like to see is what people in London have had to put up with for years - one official fireworks display in each borough organised by the council and as boring as hell.

  • 0Dislike Like0
    On Tue 3 Nov 2009 at: 13:47 Cathy Wheel wrote:
    I remember a time when the police actually enjoyed Bonfire, and put their names down to attend the event. How has it changed so much? One copper I spoke to said he would rather not do it anymore after 20 odd years - he used to have rookies going off at his feet and stuff (expected it, being a copper), and enjoyed the whole evening, but now he's forced to wear riot gear and supposed to arrest Bonfire boys who let off rookies.
    The whole policing issue is just way OTT

  • 0Dislike Like0
    On Tue 3 Nov 2009 at: 13:57 Spongebob wrote:
    Why are we targeting the old Bill for this. Yet again, it's all about people taking personal responsibilities. If you f**k up, expect to get nicked. Instead though, you'll all blame the police because a few tw@s have got larded up and the OB have gone in heavy handed.

    Would you expect your kids, when they're old enough, to get pissed out of their brains and start fights with the OB etc.

  • 0Dislike Like0
    On Tue 3 Nov 2009 at: 13:59 DFE wrote:
    bonfire is the most overated load of rubbish i have ever had the misfortune to have to witness every year

  • 0Dislike Like0
    On Tue 3 Nov 2009 at: 14:04 big john wrote:
    well DFE if you dont like it go elsewhere on the 5th then . why witness it if you dont like it

  • 0Dislike Like0
    On Tue 3 Nov 2009 at: 14:07 DFE wrote:
    you dont get a choice, everything closes so a load of grown up kids thrown bangers etc at each other............load of rubbish

  • 0Dislike Like0
    On Tue 3 Nov 2009 at: 14:08 big john wrote:
    everybody has choice ? if you dont like it why be here,

  • 0Dislike Like0
    On Tue 3 Nov 2009 at: 14:12 DFE wrote:
    you cant escape they lock the town down, id love not to have to hear and see this rubbish

  • 0Dislike Like0
    On Tue 3 Nov 2009 at: 14:16 big john wrote:
    you have every choice, you can go anywhere you want on 5th nov lewes is traditional its celebrated nov 5th for as long as can remember and it wont stop because of out of towners not liking a few bangs, when you moved here you should of looked up lewes first and seen it hasnt and wont change coz of o.o.towners

  • 0Dislike Like0
    On Tue 3 Nov 2009 at: 14:18 DFE wrote:
    well its about time it did, religous in fighting has gone, see northern ireland

  • 0Dislike Like0
    On Tue 3 Nov 2009 at: 14:21 big john wrote:
    why would lewes benefit from the likes of mc donalds ? total rubbish in more ways than one, they would turn this beutiful town into looking the same as every other town in the country, we are indivitual and we like it,

  • 0Dislike Like0
    On Tue 3 Nov 2009 at: 14:27 DFE wrote:
    there is nothing wrong with moving into the 21st century, i cant be wrong in having a choice. this town is full of overpirced sandwhich joints, or poor italian rubbish......... nice to see you left out the religion answer

  • 0Dislike Like0
    On Tue 3 Nov 2009 at: 14:57 Toque wrote:
    Isn't McDonald's a bit 20th century? Subway has overtaken it as the biggest fast-food chain.

    If we must have one then I suggest locating it at the empty spot next to the Newmarket Inn (so one can enjoy one's burger with a pint).

    I'm not sure how McDonald's is relevant to this thread but I suppose it would make a good place for the police to hang out, and Down From East Grinstead could sit it out there until Bonfire is finished.

  • 0Dislike Like0
    On Tue 3 Nov 2009 at: 15:27 WTH wrote:
    If your that desperate for a Mcdonald's move to USA, whats wrong with a local forfar's Pasty ?
    We in Lewes have known for years bonfire is getting closer and closer to being killed hence why we warn people not to come into the town, most trouble is caused by drunken o.o.towners but what they dont realise is the blame gets passed onto us the bonfire societies. We dont want out of town visitors we would rather do our thing in Lewes without the crowds.

  • 0Dislike Like0
    On Tue 3 Nov 2009 at: 15:33 DFE wrote:
    like hug a tree before blowing up it with a rocket in the name of religion by any chance.

  • 0Dislike Like0
    On Tue 3 Nov 2009 at: 16:02 big john wrote:
    what is it with you and religion then ???bonfire in lewes is an act of remembrence for those who fell in war for this country. its not about religion its about history

  • 0Dislike Like0
    On Tue 3 Nov 2009 at: 16:15 DFE wrote:
    Bonfire is about burning the pope and also other religous things, arch bishop etc

  • 0Dislike Like0
    On Tue 3 Nov 2009 at: 16:37 lewesmama wrote:
    People, please just ignore DFE. I will be putting him to bed shortly, once Ive found his dummy.

  • 0Dislike Like0
    On Tue 3 Nov 2009 at: 17:39 Mr Bone wrote:
    Bonfire Boys do like keep to themselves and they certainly don't like outsiders. But when I have bothered to go out to watch the show I get the feeling that they could do with mixing up the gene pool tad. Don't they all look very similar with the red faces, large ears, bulging foreheads and six 12 toes?

  • 0Dislike Like0
    On Tue 3 Nov 2009 at: 17:39 Penguin wrote:
    I could explain to you DFE, exactly what Bonfire is about and just how ignorant of the facts you are....but I can't be @rsed with arguing today, so go and find out for yourself - its not that difficult ! Over to you Lewesmama !!

  • 0Dislike Like0
    On Tue 3 Nov 2009 at: 17:47 Annette Curtin-Twitcher wrote:
    Never mind the dummy, Lewesmama, a spanking and no supper is more the order of the day imo.
    On second thoughts, scrap the spanking - he might enjoy it.

  • 0Dislike Like0
    On Tue 3 Nov 2009 at: 19:08 DFE wrote:
    anette and lewes, i love to dress up as a baby...... its a fetish of mine. penguine please explain why lots of council tax is wasted on this barbaric dated load of wogwash. dont see any MP's in westminster bothered with it anymore

  • 0Dislike Like0
    On Tue 3 Nov 2009 at: 19:12 DFE wrote:
    bonfire boys, are thugs throwing rookies etc at everyone

  • 0Dislike Like0
    On Tue 3 Nov 2009 at: 19:25 me 2 wrote:
    I dont like Xmas but I have to endure transport, pub, shop closures for two days and endure xmas decs and tunes over the tanoys in the shops for eight weeks . . Tescos have got a xmas tree up next to the firework stand ! . . Deal with it . . Its life

  • 0Dislike Like0
    On Wed 4 Nov 2009 at: 10:11 wanderer wrote:
    wonders if dfe works for the police as he knows :{:? all about the bonfire background ????

  • 0Dislike Like0
    On Wed 4 Nov 2009 at: 16:37 Penguin wrote:
    If I had the slightest suspicion that you even had an inkling of an idea what you are talking about DFE, then I would enter into a discussion with you. But in the circumstances I will just leave you to fester in the pile of sh1t that you are spouting, and if you stay away on the fifth then so much the better for the rest of us.

  • 0Dislike Like0
    On Wed 4 Nov 2009 at: 17:52 OldHarrovian wrote:
    big john wrote: 'what is it with you and religion then ???bonfire in lewes is an act of remembrence for those who fell in war for this country. its not about religion its about history'
    So why is it on 5 November bigjohn? 5 November 1605 - does it ring any bells? Guy Fawkes? Parliament? Gunpowder? Nothing to do with the First or Second World wars you know.

  • 0Dislike Like0
    On Wed 4 Nov 2009 at: 18:06 DFE wrote:
    religion is where its at

  • 0Dislike Like0
    On Wed 4 Nov 2009 at: 18:49 Alec Smart wrote:
    Old Harrovian, another one that needs to brush up on a few facts before pretending to know what Bonfire is all about

  • 0Dislike Like0
    On Wed 4 Nov 2009 at: 19:32 OldHarrovian wrote:
    I bow to your superior knowledge Alec Smart. Why did they have bonfire before 1914?

  • 0Dislike Like0
    On Wed 4 Nov 2009 at: 22:06 Alec Smart wrote:
    Yes, Old Harrovian, of course 1605 rings some bells, and yes, Bonfire in Lewes is in part to do with the discovery of the gunpowder plot. However, it is also to do with remembering the 17 matyrs burnt at the stake in Lewes (which happened 50 years before 1605), and remembering the dead of the two world wars and all wars since, which is why the ceremonies which take place at the war memorial are such a cental part of the evening. It is also about freedom of expression and beliefs, and standing against tyranny in all forms. So, although he plays a part, it is not just about Guy Fawkes, and yes, there is a historical religious context to some of the celebration, but it is in no way 'all about religion. You might be confusing Bonfire in Lewes with what everyone else in the country calls bonfire night, but they are two very different things. You only have to buy one of the bonfire programmes and read what they have to say. You might learn something.

  • 0Dislike Like0
    On Thu 5 Nov 2009 at: 10:05 Annette Curtin-Twitcher wrote:
    I think all the bonfire societies take their remembrance ceremonies very seriously. It may be taking advantage of the 5th's proximity to armistice day, but so what. It's noen the less solemn for that.
    A lot of work goes into it and into making it go smoothly, and it is considered a great honour (at least in the Ciffe) to be a wreath bearer. Seeing the poppies and "Lest We Forget" displayed at the war memorial is the high spot of my evening. I find it profoundly moving, and so do many other members.

  • 0Dislike Like0
    On Sat 7 Nov 2009 at: 12:12 david douglas wrote:
    well i think it was very well done,and the police did a good job...shame about the price of food tho.bring on lewis forever!
9 posts left in this thread Your response
Name: 
Email: 
Subject: 
Your message:
Click here to add a link »
openSmile
close
Smile Wink Sad Confused Kiss Favourite Fishing Devil Cool
I agree to the posting terms
Lewes forumLewes forum | New message New post
Lewes Forum
Last post
Clifford, possibly we don't always agree on politics, but I am delighted that we see eye to eye on the ... Lewes forum
The Week Ahead
Today
@ Lewes Constitutional Club
The Catfish Kings
Rock 'n Roll, boogie woogie, swinging rhythm and blues, grab your partner and get onto...
Today
@ The Dripping Pan
Lewes V Leatherhead
Ryman Premier League Match
Today
@ Southover Church Hall
Drama For 4 To 7 Year Olds
A fun Drama class for 4 to 7 year olds. Kaleidoscope positively encourage children...
Today
@ Central Lewes
Beyond Auto: Digital Photography For Beginners
Get more from your DSLR. 3 weekend afternoons to learn to use a...
Today
@ The Lamb
Bad Moon - Live At The Lamb
Talented and dynamic Sussex-based band, playing songs you'll love to listen and dance to....
Today
@ All Saints Centre
Cinema - The Iron Lady (12a)
Starring Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher.
Tomorrow
@ All Saints Centre
Cinema - The Iron Lady (12a)
Starring Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher.
Tomorrow
@ Lewes Constitutional Club
Contraband
Foot stomping Cajun to slow airs
Tomorrow
@ The Kings Head
The Kings Head Quiz
Quiz at the kings head 100 questions in 2 and a bit hours music, general knowledge and...
Tomorrow
@
Cinema - Puss In Boots - 2d (u)
Family Screening
Tomorrow
@
Cinema - The Skin I Live In (15)
Antonio Banderas in Pedro Almodovar's THE SKIN I LIVE IN - La Piel Que Habito Spanish language...
Monday
@ Lewes New School
Lfilm Making Workshop
Hands on Film Making workshop for 8-12 yr olds. Two days; Mon13-Tue14 February.
Monday
@ Lewes New School
Plasticine Stop-motion Animation Workshop
Hands on animation workshop for 8-12 yr olds. Wed 15 February.
Monday
@ Southover Church Hall
Stage Combat And Stunt Day For 8 To13 Year Olds
Kaleidoscope present a one day full on, high energy ...
Tuesday
@ All Saints Centre
Club Foot - All Accessible Club Night
14th February from 7 - 10.30 at All Saints Centre, Friars Walk, an Oyster...
Tuesday
@ The White Hart Hotel
Valentines Dinner Night
Come and celebrate Valentines Night with your loved one whilst dining in our beautiful...
Tuesday
@ Southover Church Hall
Intrepid Theatre's February Half Term Workshops
Drama & Creative Arts Wokshops - offering our usual mix of...
Tuesday
@
Folk At The Jht
Regular Jazz session with guest artists
Wednesday
@
Jazz At The Jht
Regular Jazz Night with guest artists
Wednesday
@
Oyster Community Cafe
All welcome to this very popular cafe run by members of the Oyster Project charity based in Lewes
Wednesday
@ Central Lewes
Beyond Auto: Digital Photography For Beginners
Get more from your DSLR. 4 evening classes to learn to use a Digital...
Wednesday
@
Tab & Ben
Tab & Ben Accoustic Session
Wednesday
@ The Elephant and Castle
Lewes Skeptics In The Pub - Ben Still
They are all around us in every nook and cranny. Trillions upon...
Wednesday
@ Southover Church Hall
Intrepid Theatre's February Half Term Workshops
Drama & Creative Arts Wokshops - offering our usual mix of...
Thursday
@ The Royal Oak
Jeff Davis At The Royal Oak
Feb 16th * £7.00 * JEFF DAVIS A rare & short tour by Jeff who is equally adept on...
Thursday
@ The Lamb
The Ouse Valley Three - Live
We've brought them in from the cold of the precinct to bring us their fantastic vocal...
Friday
@ Lewes Constitutional Club
Full House
Classic hard-rock and duelling guitars.
Saturday
@ Lewes Constitutional Club
Wynd
Eclectic original rock - five piece female-driven band from Brighton.
Saturday
@ University of Sussex, Falmer
Shamanic Consciousness
One-day introductory course about magic and shamanism, including a meditation...
Saturday
@
Intrepid's Theatre Centre
Award-winning, professional theatre company for children offering high quality drama, movement & song...
Saturday
@ The Lamb
Buffo's Wake - Live
Buffo's Wake takes the style of Eastern European gypsy music and spins it on its head with a dark and...
Saturday
@ Southover Church Hall
Drama For 8 To12 Year Olds
A fun Drama class for 8 to 12 year olds. Kaleidoscope positively encourage...
Saturday
@ Union Music Store
Emily Baker
Blue Grass
Add your event
Hate the Lewes parking scheme?
Join the ever growing petition to have the scheme abolished. Lewes forum
Upload Lewes photos Add your Lewes photos
and we'll publish the best of them and give you a mention if you want one.