100 Years of East Hoathly and Halland Carnival Society

By Lyn Funnell Sitting on a bench in East Hoathly, I watched a family of Zombies…

Sussex Bonfire and Carnivals

By Lyn Funnell The Sussex Bonfire season has started. It will go on in different towns…

It’s Newick Bonfire Night Again!

By Lyn Funnell We arrived at our friend’s house before the road closed, and sat down…

Memories from Malta and Gozo. In the Maltese psyche is fire in general as well as fireworks, bonfires and torch light parades in our DNA? Bonfire night in Newick brings it all back

By Albert Fenech I was reading Lyn Funnell’s excellent article on Bonfire Night in Newick on…

Oggy Oggy Oggy and a Sussex Churdle

By Lyn Funnell Oggy Oggy Oggy! Oy Oy Oy! This is a chant often shouted out…

Newick Bonfire Night

By Lyn Funnell Bonfire Societies are very popular around East Sussex, many of them with traditions,…