Revisit Burgess Hill's bonfire carnival of '˜82
The rain gods frowned upon the Aztec tribe of the Burgess Hill Bonfire Society at its annual carnival and bonfire.
A day-long downpour washed out a performance from a crack German band and cut down the size of what would have been the carnival’s biggest ever procession.
But hundreds of people lined the route despite the teeming rain and gave £452 for two local causes.
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Hide AdThe response of the public in appalling weather meant the street collection was only £8 less than the previous year. It drew praise from the Bonfire Society’s chairman, Mrs Daisy Farrall, of Hassocks.