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The traditional yearly horse fair at Appleby, UK will open in less than three weeks. The Shero Rom for the fair is appealing to all travellers not to come to early to avoid the strain on the resources and the village.

• Appleby Fair – “don’t come too close, too soon” – says Billy Welch. In: The Travellers Times. 16.05.2024. https://www.travellerstimes.org.uk/news/2024/05/appleby-fair-dont-come-too-close-too-soon-says-billy-welch

The story of a girl’s dream come true.

• ‘Hobby horse girl’ looks forward to Appleby – this time with her real pony! In: Travellers’ Times. 17.04.2024. https://www.travellerstimes.org.uk/news/2024/04/hobby-horse-girl-looks-forward-appleby-time-her-real-pony

An article about the largest horse fair in the UK.

• Appleby Horse Fair 2023: Town packed for annual traditional fair. In News Star 10.06.2023. https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/23581169.appleby-horse-fair-2023-town-packed-annual-traditional-fair/

Several articles and pictures of the start of the fair.

• Travellers ride horses through river as thousands flock to Cumbria for the Appleby Horse Fair. In: MSN. 08.06.2023.https://www.msn.com/en-gb/travel/news/tens-of-thousands-of-travellers-flock-to-cumbria-for-first-day-of-appleby-horse-fair/ar-AA1chrl9
• Inside Appleby Horse Fair: Europe’s biggest travellers event that has attracted thousands from across the world for more than a century. In: daily Mail. 08.06.2023. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12172909/How-Appleby-Horse-Fair-attracted-Europes-travellers-century.html
• Appleby horse fair: Glam young travellers dress up to wash horses in river as Europe’s biggest gypsy event starts today. In: US Times Post. 08.06.2023. https://ustimespost.com/appleby-horse-fair-glam-young-travellers-dress-up-to-wash-horses-in-river-as-europes-biggest-gypsy-event-starts-today/

The Appleby fair will start tomorrow.

• Travellers descend on Appleby with Europe’s biggest gypsy fair set to kick off tomorrow. I: US Times Post. 07.06.2023. https://ustimespost.com/travellers-descend-on-appleby-with-europes-biggest-gypsy-fair-set-to-kick-off-tomorrow/

A few articles on the fair, plus one on an exhibition.

• Wickham Horse Fair 2023: 15 pictures of travellers’ event in Hampshire. In: Hampshire Chronicle. 21.05.2023. https://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/23536549.wickham-horse-fair-2023-15-pictures-travellers-event-hampshire/
• Thousands of travellers descend on pretty Hampshire village as roads are closed for traditional horse fair that dates back 750 years. In: Mail Online. 20.05.2023. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12105829/Thousands-travellers-descend-pretty-Hampshire-village-750-year-old-horse-fair.html
• Exhibition on York’s gypsy and traveller communities to open. In: York Press. 21.05.2023. https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/23534918.exhibition-yorks-gypsy-traveller-communities-open/

One of the most important horse fair among Trvaellers and Roma in the UK held on May 20^th.

• Thousands expected at historical horse fair. In: BBC. 19.05.2023. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cll172jn724o