EWHURST & STAPLECROSS
BONFIRE SOCIETY
25TH OCTOBER 2025
The road will be closed from 7PM to 10PM, so it is recommended to arrive in the village before 6:30 PM due to limited parking availability.
Timetable
7:00 pm - Junior Procession by the ESBS Bonfire Society (starting next to Rosefield Cottage).
7:15 pm - Torchlit Procession: Starting from Staplecross (Northiam Road), traveling to Cripps Corner, and returning through the village center to the Bonfire Field at Staplecross (opposite the free car park).
8:45-9:00 pm - Lighting of the Giant Bonfire
Grand Firework Display to follow after the bonfire lighting
Additional Information:
Admission to the Bonfire Field: £2 (cash & card)
Free parking is available next to The Cross Inn.
Please arrive before 6:30 pm to secure parking.
Each October, our villages of Ewhurst and Staplecross come alive with light, color, and the crackling excitement of bonfire season, as we honor a Sussex tradition over 400 years in the making. This annual celebration commemorates the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605 with a torchlit procession, a spectacular bonfire, and dazzling fireworks—a powerful reminder of our shared history and community spirit.
“Remember, remember the 5th November
The gunpowder treason and plot.
I see no reason why bonfire treason
Should ever be forgot
Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, it was his intent,
To blow up the Houses of Parliament.
Three score barrels he lay below,
To plot old England's overthrow.
Holler Boyes, Holler Boyes,
Let the bells ring.
Holler Boyes, Holler Boyes,
God save the King”
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