Stopping Places:
Rossendale to Appleby Fair, by road, in 1978 Note: this was written in 1978, and quite a bit has changed since then, with road-widening and development, but most of the stopping places are still there. A lot more areas fenced […]
Blogs – Appleby Fair
Gypsies and Travellers: Who are they?
How are they defined? And why do we need to know? Text: Bill Lloyd. Pictures: Brian Morgan Click here to download PDF document. There are so many twists and turns in the road which leads to a working definition of […]
Appleby Fair 2018 – Police Review and Gypsy Response
Appleby Fair 2018 Police Commissioner’s Review and the Gypsy Representatives’ Response Summary: At a heated public meeting after Appleby Horse Fair in 2018, Councillor P. Dew alleged that there had been ‘a complete breakdown of law and order’ in Kirkby […]
Johnny Eagle – The Gypsy Strongman (1916? – 2001)
I wrote Johnny Eagle’s obituary for the Belfast Telegraph in July 2001, and memories of Whitworth Fair reminded me to dig it out and publish it again. (Photos copyright unknown)July 2001. Johnny Eagle, the gypsy strongman, was buried today at […]
Appleby Fair 2018 – what happened there then?
Appleby Fair 2018 was, according to Cumbria Constabulary, one of the quietest for many years, with a record low number of arrests and very few reports of trouble of any kind. It was a surprise therefore when Councillor Phil Dew […]