For those who dread the onset of Winter there's brighter news from this Sunday (Nov 23) when the big tree in Formosa will again be lit up through until the end of February. Sadly it's not quite the spectacle it's been of recent years as when the lights were switched on briefly at the end of the Bonfire Night celebrations, as has become customary, it was found that around a third of the bulbs were no longer working. Rather than attempting to fix the problem this year with its

Bonfire night celebrations on Saturday November 8th were blessed with unusually mild & trouble-free weather -- not a rain drop in sight! That was all enough to bring out the usual crowds to savour the giant bonfire & above all the stunning display mounted yet again by award-winning company Firework Crazy: The event was kindly sponsored by estate agents Winkworth’s who this year opened their latest branch in Sutherland Avenue, bringing the total nationwide to 90. All four off

Just a reminder that the annual Bonfire Night celebrations are this coming Saturday, November 8th. For the third year running the multi-award-winning Firework Crazy will be in charge of the firework display which will start as usual at 7 pm (allowing residents to also catch the fireworks in neighbouring Crescent Garden at 7.30 pm as many like to do) but the bonfire will be lit a little earlier this year, at 5.30 pm , so it will be blazing nicely for any early arrivals. The

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