The 5th

Southover Bonfire Society Timetable of Events 2019 (all times are approx.)

MARKING THE BOUNDARIES
16:40 – Form up, Eastport Lane; 16:55 – Move off from Eastport Lane via Garden Street, Southover Road, Watergate Lane, High Street, War Memorial (where a short service of remembrance will take place – hats off, please). Processions begin down School Hill to Cliffe Bridge (where the flaming barrel will be tossed into the river). Then on via Railway Lane, Court Road, Friars Walk, Lansdown Place, Southover Road, past The Grange with the procession ending at The King’s Head at 17:45.

PROCESSION OF REMEMBRANCE
18:00 – Form up Southover Road at bottom of Keere Street; 18:10 – Move off from Grange Road via St Pancras Road, The Course, Potters Lane, Southover High Street to Southover Church (for a service of remembrance – hats off, please) from 18:30-18:45. After this has ended, front ranks of Southover Monks, Buccaneers and The Imperial Marching Band make their way to The Swan while rear ranks of Smugglers and guests make their way to The King’s Head.

SOUTHOVER GRAND PROCESSION
19:30 – Rear ranks (as above) form up at The King’s Head; 19:40 – Front ranks (as above) form up at The Swan; 19:45 – Rear ranks move off along Southover High Street to join front ranks waiting at The Swan. 19:55 – All ranks move off from The Swan via Bell Lane to retorch at top of Western Road, passing and viewing Society tableau; 20:15 – Procession arrives at the top of Western Road for retorching and entertainment from the band; 20:30 – Move off following Borough Bonfire Society via Western Road and the High Street; 21:00 – From Station Street continue the procession via The Grange with the procession ending at The King’s Head at 21:15.

A SILENT WALK TO THE CONVENT FIELD
21:50 – The Society walks in mixed ranks to the Convent Field via Cockshut Lane through the Priory without bands and without torches; 22:05 – Arrive at Convent Field to be met with torches for Bonfire Prayers; 22.30 – Smugglers return to The Swan; remaining Society members to The King’s Head.

FINAL PROCESSION FOR BONFIRE PRAYERS
23:00 – Remaining ranks to form up at The King’s Head in mixed ranks; 23:10 – Remaining ranks move off to The Swan via Southover High Street; 23:10 – Smugglers form up at The Swan; 23:20 – Remaining ranks meet at The Swan and are led back to The King’s Head to arrive at 23:30 for farewell to the night and Bonfire Prayers at 23:40.