Published:
9:00 AM April 9, 2021
Chair of Dalwood Country Fair Committee Kathy Laing and Field Manager Brian Eddy plan to hold the long-standing Dalwood Country Fair this August
- Credit: Kate Williams
As restrictions begin to ease and the future starts to look brighter, an East Devon village is intending to go ahead this year with its long-standing summer fair, dating back hundreds of years.
Dalwood Country Fair Committee members have their fingers well and truly crossed as they work towards holding the event this August, which was cancelled last year due to the pandemic.
The fair has been an important part of village life since 1345, with the right to hold a fair given to William de Chantmerle, tenant of the Royal Manor of Dalwood by King Edward III. A copy of the charter hangs in St Peter’s Church in the village.