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Adventurer Ed Stafford visited Appleby Horse Fair as he spent two months travelling across the UK for the Channel 4 documentary 60 Days with the Gypsies.

Readers have been sharing their thoughts on warnings to motorists during the Appleby Horse Fair.

A PLEA has been issued after growing concerns surrounding Appleby Horse Fair.

A PLEA has been issued after growing concerns surrounding Appleby Horse Fair.

THE mayor of Appleby has admitted to ‘some anxieties’ as the town prepares for its annual horse fair.

THE mayor of Appleby has admitted to ‘some anxieties’ as the town prepares for its annual horse fair.

As the countdown begins for the Appleby horse fair, visitors have been warned not to arrive too early. Members of the Gypsy and Traveller community will be starting to make their way to take part in the traditional fair, which was cancelled last year and delayed this year because of Covid. Billy Welch, known as the Shera Rom or Head Gypsy, has been involved with the fair all his life and made a promise to his father to preserve it. He said: “This year, the fair is on a different date ...

Dozens of travellers arrived in Appleby today for the fifth day in a row, despite the annual horse fair being postponed due to Covid-19 until later this year.

Visitors arrived at Appleboy horse fair on Saturday despite it being postponed from its usual date of the first weekend in June until August this year, amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

Good days: Past years at the fair saw thousands gather and bask in the charm of the weekend READERS have shared their views after it was confirmed the Appleby Horse Fair is to go ahead – though later in the year than normal. Since the fair was cancelled last year, business owners and the community had been worried the event would be cancelled for a second year. The announcement that it will go ahead from Thursday August 12 has seen people welcome the idea as it will help give the town a...