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Old 04-02-2010, 11:55   #1
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Does anybody else from Accrington ever venture up to Appleby for the horse fair in june ? This year is set to yield the biggest ever turnout.
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Hi Dec, I have been, about 5 years ago, but it was a horrible rainy day so I did NOT see it at its best.
Maybe some Accywebbers might care to organise a coach trip out?
Will you be riding a horse that day, as on your piccy?
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You really do have to go on a nice summer day to appreciate the atmosphere,.. im sure that even when you did go it was still a hive of activity,... and yes ill be riding in the river lol,.. where taking up 4 irish cobs to sell.

If you go again i must really recommend that you venture off the "touristy" bits and have a walk up to gallows hill or fail hill as the travellers call it and go and watch the races on flashing lane on saturday.
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It's worth going to see Dr Busker, the last Victorian pub pianist. Not one for the kids but very very amusing in a West Country-satirist sort of way!
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It's worth going to see Dr Busker, the last Victorian pub pianist. Not one for the kids but very very amusing in a West Country-satirist sort of way!
Aye you find him stumbling out the pubs at closing time in his top hat an tails, worse for wear after all the free beer he gets lol. Hes a good laugh and a regular at all the travellers festivals and steam fairs.
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Does anybody else from Accrington ever venture up to Appleby for the horse fair in june ? This year is set to yield the biggest ever turnout.
been going up for years and the scenes up the hill are well worth the walk
or jump a ride on the many trucks pasing you by
imho never been the same since they split the hill
but still a day out not to be missed
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The king of all steam fairs is at the end of August every year in Blandford, Dorset. Even in miserable weather there's still too much to see and do in four days, wonderful stuff.

Was there not a steam fair in Accrington recently, or fairly recently?
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been going up for years and the scenes up the hill are well worth the walk
or jump a ride on the many trucks pasing you by
imho never been the same since they split the hill
but still a day out not to be missed
Aye when we set off we take our normal trailers and vans but take the old bow top and horses up as well and always end up picking people up on the way to the hill.
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I was working in the area back in 1975 and had a shufty, he place was full of Gypos
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I was working in the area back in 1975 and had a shufty, he place was full of Gypos
Haha aye it does tend to attract quite a few of us travelling folk lol
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how much r the irish cobs?
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I went once in the early 80s when I was friendly with a yorkshire man who managed a shire horse herd. Horse trading is why it happens.
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Old 05-02-2010, 18:01   #15
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how much r the irish cobs?
4 Year old Hairy Cob, 14'2" £2,000 ono
3 Year old Cob 13'1" £1900 ono

were taking up 8 horses this year, some shires too.
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