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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 much-needed financial boost. Appleby Horse Fair was cancelled last year for only the second time in its history (the first was during the 2001 foot and mouth crisis). But the leader of the travelling community, Billy Welch, hopes that most people will have been vaccinated by then, especially those most vulnerable.
The Gypsy and Travelling community is rejoicing after it has been 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 much-needed financial boost. Appleby Horse Fair was cancelled last year for only the second time in its history (the first was during the 2001 foot and mouth crisis). But the leader of the travelling community, Billy Welch, hopes that most people will have been vaccinated by then, especially those most vulnerable.