Down the Bog

In the UK tomorrow (5th November) it’s Guy Fawkes night or bonfire night and I kind of miss not being there.

A lot of people will have celebrated the event already this past weekend and people will continue to maybe have their own firework parties during the coming week or next weekend. That’s the big problem really. No one keeps to just one night and there can be heard bangs and whistles from fireworks for the last two weeks of October and the first two of November.

Personally I don’t think fireworks should be sold to the general public for nuisance and safety reasons and that everyone should just attend public organised displays. We used to do that by going to a local display operated by a leisure centre in our home town of Brentwood in England. It was a great event to go to and I really enjoyed it.

The display was set to music and would be themed lasting about 30 minutes. There’d be live music from some local bands prior to and after the main event along with a funfair and food stalls. A good evening out! 

My daughter Hannah mentioned the firework display in her blog as she attended it this Saturday just gone. She was able to video a part of it so I was able to enjoy a little bit of the show. It made me homesick.  

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