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going for a record? yeah. usually, pallets are passed up the bonfire by hand, but today, they have some assistance. this is a pretty serious construction project, and the community have raised £20,000 for all those pallets to make it happen. it's a great source of pride, it's a statement of identity. but every year, bonfires will also cause a bit of contention. community representatives in north belfast are trying to calm tensions over a bonfire which has been built at an interface between the mainly protestant and mainly catholic area. and political leaders have condemned a bonfire in portadown, where election posters were burnt along with irish and palestinian flags. that's clearly promotion of hate, and i think there's a hugejob of work to be done in order to bring these more provocative acts to an end. but this bonfire in craigyhill gets support regarding safety from the local council and receives funding to hold a family day for children before