Fuelling the flames

Held in Southwick, Northamptonshire, on the second Sunday of October each year, this competition has taken place since 1965. These days thousands come to watch in the grounds of the Shuckburgh Arms, w

Many Bonfire Night events across the country are ...

PLACES TO GO, THINGS TO DO, IDEAS TO TRY

November brings us firework extravaganzas and bonfire night celebrations, along with the first of the festive fairs

Beloved by schoolchildren for decades, the once-popular playground game of conkers has seemingly fallen from favour recently. This has been blamed on health-and-safety rules, but this is largely a myt

Halloween wasn’t always the big deal it is now, our columnist recalls