Having once been in the Bonfire procession at Lewes, and sung carols in the pub before midnight mass at Groombridge the experiences are long cherished memories.

I did chuckle to hear the reason given for pancakes being made. It seems that the fast during Lent is no longer common knowledge. If that is the level of knowledge about such an ordinary thing then information given about something, anything, more obscure should really be considered suspect.

It is interesting to see the various customs from a spectators point of view, as I don't often see things that way, having always been a joiner in. I don't travel around deliberately looking for something happening, but if there is something going on I generally end up involved.