Last night we went off to Uley for their Annual Charity Bonfire and fireworks. Would you believe it is about err um mmmh oh god 30 years since I went to a bonfire night. They are always cold and I dont like loud bangs.
My brother is part of the team that organise it and has been doing it for 7 years so off we trotted!
Well Uley was gridlocked I have never seen so many cars so ambitiously parked apart from the ones that were slung or abandoned. I have never seen so many people. It was at the Millenium field we parked up on a layby near my bruvs house on Crawley Hill.
Not sure where the Millenium field was we followed the crowd. Then we discovered we were following the crowd who also didnt have a clue.
Arrived eventually and couldnt believe the number of people absolutely hundreds and the whole thing was 100% free all money was for charity and you parted with it by buying ULEY BITTER or Coffee and Cakes or Barbecued Grub or Raffle Tickets or just chucking coins in a bucket.
Being a hater of large queues there was nothing for it. The BBQ queue was huge so we had to content ourselves with eating the best flapjacks on the planet and drinking Uley Bitter after all it was for charity and to make up for the guilt of not queueing for BBQ food we chucked our cash in the buckets (Being a keen gardener I have a soft spot for a good bucket).
The FIREWORKS were absolutely fantastic I was so impressed and really glad that Bill was with me because it meant I could spend the whole evening stood looking up with my mouth open without falling over as I had a good handful of coat.
The evening ended with some explosions that were so loud I couldnt decide wether to hide behing the teenage son of Neil and Louise or stuff my head under Bills coat. I had to have a Uley Bitter to recover (strictly medicinal of course its good for shock honest!).
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