Hastings Borough Bonfire Society

Guardians of the Sussex Bonfire Tradition in Hastings

Hastings Borough Bonfire Society exists to uphold the Sussex tradition of celebrating the thwarting of the Gunpowder Plot November 5th 1605 with a bonfire, procession and fireworks. This was an attempt to blow up King and Parliament by Guy Fawkes and friends. 

Bonfire Night - Saturday 17th October 2009

Hastings Bonfire Night is held on the nearest Saturday to October 14th (Battle of Hastings Day). The event starts with a torch lit procession in Hastings Old Town. This moves along the sea front to the New Town and thence the beach opposite Pelham Place for the largest bonfire and best firework display in Sussex.

This is a free event watched by tens of thousands. We are a charity who collect to raise money for local worthy causes, so please remember to put some money in the collecting boxes.

More details of Hastings Bonfire 2009

Links to Images of the Hastings Bonfire 2008

• With Thanks to Jozef Rytlewski
• On Flickr
• The Hastings Observer
• County Images

Sponsors for 2008

Hastings Borough Bonfire Society gratefully acknowledge the support of the following sponsors for 2008 without whom there would be no Hastings Bonfire or fireworks this year!

Sussex

Sussex Community Foundation

Battle

Littlewood Fencing

Bexhill-On-Sea

Protech Construction (UK) Ltd, TSG(SE) Ltd

Hastings

1066 Art Gallery, 1066 T-Shirts, Anchor Inn, Black Market, Cinque Ports, Clarence, Crown Inn, Cutter Pub, Dolpin IOnn, Dragon Bar, Fine Antiques, First In Last Out, Guitar School, Harris Restaurant & Tappas Bar, Hastings Arms, Hastings Borough Council, Hoagies, Jenny Lind, Land of Green Ginger, Lathams Brasserie, Lifeboat Restaurant, London Trader, Lord Nelson, The Magpie, Osborne Energy Ltd, Paul Reed Conservation Ltd, Penbuckles, Pomegranate, Prime Signs, PSL, Royal Standard, Stag, Substance, White Rock Theatre, Ye Olde Pumpe House

St.Leonards-On-Sea

Fast Print & Design, French's Skip Hire, Hendy Hire, Ponswood Paints ltd, Stamco Timber