This year Battle Bonfire is on the 6th December. Last year about 20,000 people attended the street procession and the bonfire itself. For those who missed the Hastings bonfire try to make it to this one. A particular attraction for illustrators is the work of Mark Olroyd who each year designs and makes the effigy. He chooses a topical theme which is always a closely guarded secret. The effigies are enormous. They explode in a dramatic fire storm at the end of the event. All this is a real contrast to Mark's illustrations which are very intricate.
See more about the bonfire on this previous Eyespy posting: http://eyespywithmyeye.blogspot.com/2009/10/mark-olroyd-and-battle-bonfire.html
And see more of Mark's illustrations: http://www.arenaworks.com/Artists/thumbsMarkOldroyd.html
You will need to get to Battle at about 7pm. The bonfire is lit at about 9.30pm. There are street stalls selling food.
