Rye Fawkes 2014

Another great Rye Fawkes last night!

Here's my video of the parade, fireworks and bonfire. More photos below...

I was seriously impressed with the upgrade to the fire-breathing dragon's nostrils!

The rest of the parade was very impressive as well though:

The fireworks were a good show as well, though a bit chaotic this year as they decided they needed to move everyone off the bridge over the river before the show started. This was supposedly for safety reasons, due to the wind, but the security people didn't actually tell anyone that reason to start with, and were a bit rude when people were reluctant to move...

Another great night out, as always! Looking forward to next time...

Mike

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Rye Fawkes 2013 bonfire, parade and fireworks - video & photos

Brilliant parade, fireworks and bonfire in Rye last night!

Here's a short video I put together of the highlights...

Loads of burning torches in the parade, and no accidental fires as far as I could see!

though it did look like this guy might have an accident...

Big crowds as usual, thousands of people there!

Looking forward to the next time...

Mike

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Rye Fawkes 2012 video

Last Saturday was Rye Fawkes, so as usual we went to watch and capture the event on video - so here you go:

The parade was good, as ever:

Thankfully the early rain stopped for it! Certainly didn't stop the bonfire burning anyway!

Mike

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Rye Fawkes 2011

Here's a video of this year's Rye Fawkes procession, and the full firework display. Enjoy...

Mike

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Rye Fawkes 2010

Rye Fawkes 2010 parade, bonfire and fireworks were great fun last night! Here's a short video of what was going on, followed by some still photos of the parade:

Mike

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Another fire in Rye Harbour

There's more chaos at the end of our road - it started last night and has gone on through today:
And now the TV people have turned up, to do their usual thing of interviewing random people who probably know nothing about the whole event...
The police told us that there was a fire down at Rye Harbour industrial estate (again, see the details of the last one here), and due to the proximity of a large store of fireworks there was an exclusion zone. More details on the BBC.

Mike

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Rye Fawkes - bonfire night 2008

Last night was Rye Fawkes - Rye's bonfire night celebration. As usual it was a huge event, and I've got some pictures and a couple of videos to show you.

We watched from the east end of Cinque Ports Street, so we were fairly near to the field where the bonfire and fireworks were going to be. The parade itself follows quite a long loop around Rye before it gets to the bonfire. Here's the crowds in the street waiting for it all to start:
And here's some pics of the parade, and then a video:
(If the video is jerky, pause it and let it download before playing)


The field with the bonfire was a quagmire, but we had boots on. After a while the parade caught up with us, arriving with a red flare leading the way. They used the torches they were carrying to light the bonfire, and then the fireworks started (If the video is jerky, pause it and let it download before playing):

Here's a still picture of the fire. It got going better later on, but it also started to rain a bit, so I didn't bother getting the camera back out for it.
Overall it was a good night, despite the bit of rain that came towards the end. If you missed them, here's the video and pictures from the 2007 Rye Fawkes.

Mike

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