Philippa came up trumps with some facebook research and found us an early evening fireworks display!
My delight turned to disappointment somewhat when we arrived at the Village Hall. You HAD to park on their car park and you HAD to pay £6 each to get access.
My suggestion was we park around the corner and watch the rockets from a field, but Philippa slapped me for being so cheap and made me join the queue.
It was worth it!
There was a live band, and soup, and hot dogs, and a tombola, and a bar, and it was great! And all the money they make goes into an account to buy the fireworks for next year, so I don‘t suppose I should moan about the entry fee. It’s certainly a damn sight cheaper than buying our own box of fireworks.
The best part of the night was a parade of lanterns made and held by local schoolchildren. They marched around the playing field with buckets, collecting money for their school funds, and then all the lanterns were used to light the big fire. Philippa watched them with an expression that stank of ‘broody’ so I distracted her with a kiss and then dragged her off to the barbecue.
We stayed til the end and drove home with a faint smell of smoke on our clothes and hair.
Bonfire Night is rapidly becoming my favourite night of the year.
RC 8-11-14
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