That's weird. Nov 5th, bonfire night, the air was always full of smoke and the smell of bonfires and fireworks. Drove through Hayes at 10pm last night and it was totally clear. Has everyone given up on Guy Fawkes night?

There were loads of pops and bangs around 19:00 to 21:00

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We didn't get too many around here either. Maybe people can't afford them this year?

I was pleased though as Timba wasn't upset for too long

Its diwali

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I think it's still celebrated in England

I noticed that about 3yrs ago when I was visiting my dad in Southall during Diwali and Guy Fawkes night and I mentioned to him how quiet it seems on those dates since I moved out of Southall in 2000. My dad said that both occasions don't seem to have as many fireworks going off now.
I can remember when I was a kid living in Southall there was often fireworks still going off at 2am.

another English tradition lost what happened to a penny for the guy with a stuffed effigy of guy Fawkes I bet there are thousands of kids don't even know who he was

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Jim, you appear right! I remember I used see kids doing the whole 'penny for the guy' thing, but I don't think I've seen anyone doing that since I left Southall in 2000. Such a shame.

I was part of my youth making a guy, borrowing pram, and canvasing for pennies outside the Best Western, beginning in August I joined a firework club in a small shop just down from the Ambassador, every sat after sat morning pics added a few pennies to my fund, but that was an English kids way of life, seems it has been given away.

We would build a bonfire in the middle of the road, on the corner Warley ave and Shakespeare avenue. there was other bonfires on other corners, usually a big one on the corner of Central ave and Uxbridge road before the flats were built even where the Wimpy bar now stands and Nov 5th there were bonfires all over the place, no health and safety then, as kids we would queue for fire works you was only allowed two bobs worth so we would turn up and queue up. but then they were not mortar bombs, squibs were as loud as they came. throw fire crackers at the girls feet and watch them dance, all good fun.

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