Remember, remember, the 5th of November

[Dujon]

Oh dear. Bonfire night, parkin, potatoes in jackets, bangers and staying up a bit later than normal. Happy days indeed.

I'm not quite sure (in other words I'm totally ignorant) as to why the residents of Milford Road and The Crescent (Harwood) had their own bonfire when there was often a much larger communal effort in the vacant land on the corner of Longsight and Ruins Lane. A quick look at my A-Z would indicate that the latter probably doesn't occur any more as it seems to have been 'developed'.

We only lived there for about seven years but to me as a child it was, apart from Christmas, the highlight of the year. If memory serves me correctly we children used to buy what we termed 'squibs', which were smaller but more powerful than a penny banger.

Regrettably, and for the same reasons already mentioned, unorganised bonfires and fireworks are banned where I live - although many circumvent the fireworks bit by purchasing them from states where they are still legal. Nevertheless the person who lights the blue wick is still open for prosecution if evidence indicates guilt. Of course, given the time of year, the lighting of a bonfire or firing Roman Candles and rockets to land who-knows-where is downright stupid.

Poor old Guy.