Stow-on-the-Wold Fair

Stow-on-the-Wold Fair
   Cotswolds region, England. A popular gathering for Gypsies. In 1476 a royal charter was granted by Edward IV for the fair. Gypsies have been attending it since about 1890. The fair takes place in May and October, and trading is on a Thursday. The Gypsies arrive in caravans on the preceding Sunday or Monday and leave on Friday. In May 1996, at its peak, there were some 400 caravans; in October, about 100. Numbers are slightly lower now. From 1990 the local authorities have been trying without success to stop Gypsies from attending the fair in their caravans. Councillor Vera Norwood has been instrumental in securing the continuation of the fair, though the lack of a field where the visiting caravans can legally stop has been a problem.

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