Lewes Bonfire Council - Costume Competition

Costume Competition

is held annually by Lewes Bonfire Council, to enable the Lewes Bonfire Societies to compete against each other for a great variety of highly-prized cups and other trophies. Points are awarded to winners of the first three places in each class, and the Society accumulating the most points is awarded the prestigious Points Cup.

he competition is held at Lewes Town Hall in October of each year and spectators and supporters are welcome (although the competitions are open only to members of Lewes Bonfire Societies affiliated to Lewes Bonfire Council). The doors open at 5 pm and the competition takes up the full evening; refreshments and a licensed bar are available. The children's classes start at 6.15 pm and the adults' classes at 8 pm. Admission prices are £2.50 for adults and 50p for children under 16, whether competitors or spectators.

RESULTS 2009

CLASS	Entrants	First	Second	Third
Boys <5	13	Jack Watts Arnold Indian Commercial	Ashley Reynolds Tartar Waterloo	Lennon Penfold Tartar Waterloo
Girls <5	8	Elexi Sedar Queen Elizabeth Waterloo	Ellena Johnson Cavalry Commercial	Kiera Warner Tudor Waterloo
Boys 5-9	10	Thomas Winter Zulu L. Borough	Patrick Kelly The Artful Dodger Commercial	Edward Reid Indian Commercial
Girls 5-9	15	Phoebe Brown Chinese Empress Cliffe	Rosanna Oliveros Valkeri Cliffe	Anna Jones Egyptian Commercial
Boys 10-15	17	Jesse Manning Viking Cliffe	Jamie Sexton Zulu L. Borough	Lee Todd Smith Blue Coat South Street
Girls 10-15	7	Bethany Winter Tudor L. Borough	Samantha Jeeawock 18th Century Colonial South Street	Bethany Furnell Egyptian Commercial
Mixed Pairs	10	Liam & Phoebe Brown Chinese Emperor & Empress Cliffe	Elexi Sedar & Jay Strong Tudor Gent and Queen Elizabeth Waterloo	Jodie Thompsett & Zak Strong Tudors Waterloo

Pioneer Cup	6	Commercial Indians Commercial	Cliffe Vikings Cliffe	(Joint Third) L. Borough Zulu L. Borough South Street 18th Century Colonial South Street
First Pioneer Gentleman	13	Martin Penfold Tartar Waterloo	Nick Bennett Viking Cliffe	Paul Reynolds Tartar Waterloo
First Pioneer Lady	23	Kerry Oliveros Viking Cliffe	Nuala Rees-Jones 18th Century Colonial South Street	Sandra Voice Zulu L. Borough
Ladies and Gentlemen	24	Del & Lyn Hastings Renaissance L. Borough	Carl Prince & Chris Varnham French Revolution Cliffe	David & Rachel Brown Venetian Cliffe
Second Pioneer Group	5	(Joint First) Cliffe Saracens & Moors Cliffe L. Borough Tudors L. Borough		South Street Cavalier South Street
Second Pioneer Gentleman	11	Del Hastings Tudor L. Borough	John Clark Minotaur Waterloo	Luke Winter Tudor L. Borough
Second Pioneer Lady	15	Margaret Larder Moor Cliffe	Lyn Hastings Tudor L. Borough	Holly Winter Tudor L. Borough
Best Fancy Dress Gentleman	13	Lee Pickering Captain Jack Sparrow L. Borough	Rusty Bradfield Professor Albus Dumbledore Cliffe	Del Hastings Renaissance L. Borough
Best Fancy Dress Lady	9	Chris Varnham French Revolution Cliffe	Lyn Hastings Renaissance L. Borough	Clare Handford Aztec Waterloo
Best Dress of Evening Lady	3	Chris Varnham French Revolution Cliffe	Kerry Oliveros Viking Cliffe	Margaret Larder Moor Cliffe
Best Dress of Evening Gentleman	3	Lee Pickering Captain Jack Sparrow L. Borough	Del Hastings Tudor L. Borough	Martin Penfold Tarter Waterloo

POINTS CUP	Total Points	Final Position
Cliffe	37.5	1
Commercial	13	4
Lewes Borough	33	2
Nevill	0
South Street	6.5	5
Southover	0	6
Waterloo	18	3

CHILDREN'S COMPETITION CLASSES

1. Boys: Under 5 years
2. Girls: Under 5 years
3. Boys: 5-9 years
4. Girls: 5-9 years
5. Boys: 10-15 years
6. Girls: 10-15 years
7. Mixed Pairs: Boy and Girl in complementary dress - e.g. Indian (boy) and Squaw (girl). Open to all ages of Boys and Girls under 16 years.

Note: Children may also enter the adult classes as members of their Society's First and Second Pioneer GROUPS only.

Presentation of Childrens' Cups.

ADULTS' COMPETITION CLASSES

1. Lewes Pioneer Cup: Pioneer Group to consist of a minimum of 6 and maximum of 8 persons in the costume of that Society's First Pioneer as published in their programme for the current year
2. Pioneer Class: (a) Gentleman First Pioneer; (b) Lady First Pioneer; Note: All persons in the First Pioneer dress of their own Society as published in their programme for the current year are eligible to enter these classes, including those who take part in the Lewes Pioneer Cup.
3. Ladies and Gentlemen: Gentleman and Lady in complementary dress - e.g. Indian (gentleman) and Squaw (lady).; Note: Costumes entering the Comic Classes are not eligible for this class.
4. Second Pioneer Group: Second Pioneer Group to consist of a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 6 persons in the costume of their Society's Second Pioneers as published in their programme for the current year
5. Second Pioneer Class: (a) Gentleman Second Pioneer; (b)Lady Second Pioneer; Note: All persons in the Second Pioneer dress of their Society as published in their programme for the current year are eligible to enter these classes, including those who take part in the Second Pioneer Group.
6. Best Fancy Dress: (a) Gentleman; (b) Lady; Note: Costumes eligible for Classes 1, 2a, 2b, 4, 5a and 5b are NOT eligible for this class. This class is NOT open to Society members whose costume is the First or Second Pioneer of another Lewes Society.
7. Best Dress of the Evening: (a) Gentleman; (b) Lady; Note: This class is only open to the winners of Classes 2a, 2b, 5a, 5b, 6a and 6b.

Presentation of the Cups and Trophies by the Mayor of Lewes.

The evening to conclude with Bonfire Prayers.

Forthcoming Dates:

22nd October 2010
21st October 2011.

This page last updated 23 November, 2009

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