East Hoathly bonfire celebrations

THE East Hoathly and Halland Carnival Society is holding its 77th Armistice torchlight carnival celebration tomorrow (Saturday, November 10).

Twenty visiting Sussex bonfire and carnival societies will join the celebrations, while four marching bands will be playing during the procession.

Numerous fire-banners and flaming crosses will be the highlight of the processions, accom-panying the 6,000 torches that have been made to illuminate the evening s proceedings.

The Grand Procession around East Hoathly corner, at 8.30pm, will be preceded by the society s own Armistice tribute with firework poppies.

The finale in the playing field will begin with a firework tableau and end with one which has been described by a society spokesman as 'one of the most spectacular aerial firework displays you will see anywhere .

The display has been put together by East Hoathly Firework Company, who have already staged some impressive displays this year at Uckfield and Mayfield.

Visitors have been asked to arrive early as a road closure order, through East Hoathly village, comes into effect at 6pm.