Fireworks tonight (5th Nov)

Blackheath is totally the best, free and everyone gets a good view.

Southwark park was good last year.

make it to Lewes if you can!

^ dude, I heard those are the best, boyf's from eastbourne, but he wants to come up to London!

racist holiday. racists.

No Alexandra Palace this year which is a real shitter as my place is pretty much in the park there. May go to The Flask in Highgate and then head to Parliament Hill with tramp beers to watch the displays.

Victoria park last year was fun. Mobbed with people but still fun

i'm going to Blackheath (Sat) AND Victoria Park (Sun) fireworks this year because i am greedy.

both are usually very good and i've seen both several times.

we went to see the victoria park display last year, think we should be going again this year.

Getting a train down to Lewes, I heard they have bonfires as big as houses, pope burning, carnival processions and bangers flying around everywhere. Im not sure I get what its all about in Lewes. Scary photos.

yeah its pretty good the Lewes celebration,
the narrow streets make it really atmospheric,funnily enough speaking to a friend who is going too-- enjoy

Parking is an arse at lewis and the trains stop quite early back to brighton.

So cycle from brighton. The display near tesco's is the free one.

Im just gonna chuck my bike at a mates house and worry the getting back problem when I get to it.

Are any forum members going to the Blackheath firework display tonight? If so, are you meeting up somewhere? Blackheath Village? Railway station, etc? Otherwise no problem... cheers c_c

Are any forum members going to the Blackheath firework display tonight? If so, are you meeting up somewhere? Blackheath Village? Railway station, etc? Otherwise no problem... cheers c_c

you'll get a good view - right at the front. it doesn't start till 8pm Saturday.

Getting a train down to Lewes, I heard they have bonfires as big as houses, pope burning, carnival processions and bangers flying around everywhere. Im not sure I get what its all about in Lewes. Scary photos.

^ that lewes thing looks good, stuff like that, in smaller towns and villages, weird processions and all that. That's what you want.

Firework displays on their own, unless very special, (and probably not free) are a complete yawn. Massive waste of time. I went to Battersea one year, some shit music played out of a PA and a million people crowding the whole place for an utter load of rubbish. What a joke. No sense of community or occasion.

Agreed

I'm going to Victoria park this Sunday, plan to get very drunk rather than watch fireworks.

cheers fred. amanha... c_c

you'll get a good view - right at the front. it doesn't start till 8pm Saturday.

Sounds like a firefight outside my door tonight.
Bit weird seeing as I live in a built up area, a good mile or two away from any large space.

Sounds like Bagdad in Hackney...

I saw the worst idea in the world the other day. A pound shop next to whitechapel station selling fireworks, and for BOGOF.
Idiots.

Since I got back from Afghan, I don't find sudden loud noises that much fun. I like a nice display when i know there's going to be one, but some kids started dicking about with fireworks in the street the other day and I was halfway to taking cover in a shop doorway before I remembered that it wasn't guns.
I'm staying in tonight. Epic fail maybe?

Since I got back from Afghan, I don't find sudden loud noises that much fun. I like a nice display when i know there's going to be one, but some kids started dicking about with fireworks in the street the other day and I was halfway to taking cover in a shop doorway before I remembered that it wasn't guns.
I'm staying in tonight. Epic fail maybe?

That public information stuff the media put out at this time of year gives advice on pets not vets.

Epic fail maybe? - not at all.
Have a peaceful night Bad Science.

Sounds like Bagdad in Hackney...

It's still going off now, It will be for some time!!...