Tonight is fireworks night but events across the Harrogate district have been cancelled.
It is usually a special night in Scotton, the small village on the outskirts of Knaresborough where Guy Fawkes grew up.
Fawkes’ home, Scotton Old Hall, is the most famous landmark in the village and still stands today.
The village always lights a bonfire on November 5 but refuses to burn an effigy out of respect for its former resident.
That does not deter visitors though as the event attracts about 1,500 people each year.
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But this year will be different.
Scotton Cricket Club, whose players sport badges displaying Guy Fawkes, organises the event.
The club’s chairman, Andy Marshall, told the Stray Ferret:
“It is a very popular event, people come from all over the country because we have strong connections with Guy Fawkes.
“As we have that connection we will never burn a Guy. Instead we burn other bits of timber and always have a big fireworks display.”
Coronavirus may have forced the event’s cancellation this year but Mr Marshall promises it will be back “bigger and better”.
