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Burning the Clocks to return to Brighton with ‘Voyager’ theme on December 21

Graham Robson November 19, 2024

Following the success of last year’s biggest ever Burning the Clocks event, organisers at Same Sky are growing the parade’s artistic community by welcoming the local deaf community to celebrate the winter solstice on Saturday, December 21. Burning the Clocks will welcome over 2,000 parade participants with a dozen local bands, dancers and artists who […]

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Burning the Clocks 2023 – Brighton’s annual winter solstice celebration – to be city’s “largest ever lantern parade”

Graham Robson November 7, 2023

Following the success of Burning the Clocks 2022, event organisers Same Sky has invited more community groups – including the Ledward Centre – and expanded the parade by 40% for its celebration of the winter solstice in Brighton on December 21. 

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Over £7,000 raised at Burning the Clocks 2022

Graham Robson January 12, 2023

Same Sky, the community arts charity known for organising Brighton’s annual winter solstice parade and celebration Burning the Clocks, has announced that they have raised £7,036.91 through their crowdfunding campaign and business partnerships over the past few months.

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IN PICTURES: Burning the Clocks 2022

Graham Robson December 22, 2022

After two years of Covid cancellations, the much-loved community event Burning the Clocks returned to Brighton last night (Wednesday, December 21), bringing around 25,000 people together to watch a procession of lanterns parade and ceremonially burn on the seafront, before a firework show.

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Brighton charity, Same Sky, invites local support to help keep the much-loved winter solstice event running

December 3, 2019

Brighton charity, Same Sky, invites local support to help keep the much-loved winter solstice event running Brighton charity Same Sky launched their crowdfunder  and the theme for Burning the Clocks 2019, offering exclusive rewards to raise £6.5k to help fund the event. The annual event will take place at 6.30pm on Saturday 21 December 2019, […]

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Brighton’s ‘Burning the Clocks’ celebrated in special set of Royal Mail stamps

Besi Besemar July 9, 2019

Royal Mail publish today (July 9), eight colourful and engaging illustrations, depicting and capturing the spirit of well-known, and some not so well-known, annual customs that take place around the UK.

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Over £16,600 raised by Brighton’s community for Burning the Clocks 2018 

Besi Besemar January 16, 2019

Same Sky, the community arts charity behind Burning the Clocks, reveal £16,689.95 raised for the annual winter solstice parade.  Volunteer – led bucket collection on the night of Burning the Clocks raised £5,846.95 and the event’s crowdfunder exceeded its target and raised £5,055 from 57 individuals.

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Brighton Festival announce theme for Children’s Parade in 2019 

Gary Hart November 14, 2018

The Streets of Brighton will feature folk tales of the world for the 2019 Brighton Festival Children’s Parade next May. Schools from across the region will be allocated a folk tale from a selection, chosen to reflect the diversity of artists taking part in the Festival.

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