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- Trafalgar Day Beacon
Before and After The Event
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HBBS were asked by the Nautical Heritage Association to
light the beacon on the East Hill which formed part of the celebrations on
that day, Friday October 21st 2005.
Now HBBS have a reputation for doing things properly where fire is
concerned, but this time the fire burnt too well, it was so hot that the
beacon itself was unable to withstand the heat and the wooden post
supporting it burnt through, but there again, if you support a basket
holding a blazing fire with a wooden pole it is not really surprising that
it eventually burns through, so now Hastings has lost its beacon for the
second time in the last ten years.
Here are some pictures, the first of the photo shoot before the event on
October 18th, and some from on the day itself, many thanks to Alan Smith for supplying them for use on this
site.
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