Remember, remember the fifth of November...Whether that means penny for the guy, fireworks or bobbing for apples to you - how many of these traditions are still alive and well in 2023? With Bonfire Night almost upon us, we've been on the streets of Liverpool to ask about what it means for you.
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00:00 Penny for the Guy, sparklers and toffee apples.
00:05 Guy Fawkes Night is a time when the skies above are lit by dazzling displays.
00:09 However, with no council led displays in the region and traditions dwindling, we've been
00:15 out to ask the people of Liverpool how they feel about the 5th of November.
00:19 I'd sooner still be here, probably like as Hugh says, you know, Penny for the Guy and
00:24 all that, because it brought a bit of glamour to the area, didn't it?
00:29 People did get out and give the kids something, people walked past you and always smiled and
00:34 let on.
00:35 Now, it's not like that.
00:36 We used to have a bonfire in every street.
00:37 Every street, yeah.
00:38 More of them, aren't we had to go up the top once.
00:39 The only downside of that was the lads used to throw the bangers at you.
00:46 The fire makes it easier, it's not like what we had.
00:49 No, no.
00:50 I mean, you listen to them now, some of them bang about, how often?
00:54 And it's really, really loud, you know.
00:58 I have dogs, I have birds of prey, and bombing night's pretty scary for animals, so lock
01:03 them up, keep them indoors on your happy days.
01:06 It's one night, isn't it?
01:08 People have just grown out of it.
01:11 It's a tradition where people have just grown out of it, and it's too expensive as well.
01:15 With your Halloween stuff and all that, and your firework stuff, especially close to Christmas,
01:23 there's too many at these nights.
01:27 People are on their bums, if you like.
01:30 Unfortunately, bonfire night used to be just bonfire night, now it's weeks before, you
01:35 know, bang, bang, bang, bang, and afterwards as well.
01:37 So just keep it to the night, because then it's nothing special when it's happening all
01:43 the time.
01:44 But it's dangerous then, though, isn't it?
01:45 Some of these lads, I suppose even girls as well, you know, with these fire wrists, because
01:46 they sound like bums, some of them, you know.
01:47 I say they go, "Womp, womp, womp," all the time, one after the other, you know.
01:48 Don't go out.
01:59 Look out for me when everything goes bang and bummy night.
02:03 Well, it still happens in Liverpool, but you've got to send the kids out with a grown-up.
02:11 That stops a lot of things, see.
02:13 Once it goes to that, they're not going to send the kids out to knock on doors or anything.
02:17 That's probably one of the reasons why it's not happening.
02:21 I think they're all right.
02:24 Sometimes it can be a bit overboard, yeah.
02:27 Other than that, if they're organised displays, I'm with that, you know what I mean?
02:33 I'll go with that all the time, but sometimes it just isn't there now, is it?
02:39 It's another thing that's lost its sparkle in every way.
02:42 Last year, there were fewer 999 calls and incidents of antisocial behaviour and criminal
02:46 damage reported on bonfire night than the year before, with a 48% decrease.
02:53 However, Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service still attended 32 deliberately set fires,
02:59 including Wheely Bin, Rubbish and Bonfires.