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Corby Glen Sheep Fairand Village Festival |
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Corby Glen Sheep Fairand Village Festival |
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See some pictures from previous Sheep Fairs, and the Bourne and District Craft stalls.
The 773rd annual Corby Glen Sheep Fair will take place on 1st and 2nd October 2011.
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The village of
Corby Glen in Lincolnshire is the setting for Britain's oldest sheep fair held annually since 1238. The weekend is focused firmly on providing family fun for all ages. The event provides free entertainment throughout the village over the weekend for villagers and visitors alike. Money is raised both by local organisations and the Sheep Fair Association in order to perpetuate the event and raise money for good causes. Organisers have planned a full programme of activities on 2nd October 2011 and hope to involve as many people as possible in the various events; both from the village and visitors alike. Monday, 3rd October will see the annual Sheep Auction. being held at Tanner's Lane, Corby Glen. |
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For those that like to get involved...
this year the 773rd annual Corby Glen Sheep Fair and Village Festival plans include the following: For Market Stalls and Craft Market - 01476 550702 |
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for those that don't
the following include some of the attractions and entertainments that will be appearing in Corby Glen throughout the weekend:- |
Samba Band |
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Vintage vehicles display Birds of Prey |
1238 - Henry III grants Corby's charter The details surrounding the granting of the charter for the first trading fair - not just confined to sheep in those days - are lost in history. The king in 1238 was Henry III and the charter was granted to Hamon Pecche, the son of a local landowner... |
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"Grant
to Hamon Pecche and his heirs of a weekly market on Thursday at his Manor
of Coreby and of a yearly fair there on the Vigil, the Feast and the Morrow
of the Feast of the Assumption" ...given by the King's hand 26 February 1238. |
