Corby Glen Sheep Fair

and Village Festival

See some pictures from previous Sheep Fairs, and the Bourne and District Craft stalls.

The 770th annual Corby Glen Sheep Fair will take place on the weekend of 4th & 5th October 2008,
and the sheep auction on 6th October 2008.

The village of Corby Glen in Lincolnshire is the setting for Britain's oldest sheep sale held every October since 1238.
The weekend prior to the sheep auction is focused firmly on providing family fun for all ages.
Beginning on Friday evening the village roads are closed to traffic so that stalls, stages and attractions can be erected.
The event provides free entertainment throughout the village and throughout 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 over the weekend of 4th and 5th October 2008 and hope to involve as many people as possible in the various events; both from the village and visitors alike.

For those that like to get involved... this year the 770th annual Corby Glen Sheep Fair and Village Festival plans include the following:
Clay Pigeon Shoot
Pet show, dog show and sponsored horse ride
Market Stalls and Craft Market - 01476 550142

Market

Groovin'

...and for those that don't the following include some of the attractions and entertainments that will be appearing in Corby Glen throughout the weekend:-
Sheep racing (human sheep!) & terrier racing
Fun Fair
Children's Entertainers
Market Stalls
Village Parade

Brass Band & Folk Band
Vintage Vehicles & Cycles
Craft Fair
Tug of war

Groovin' some mo'

Steam vehicles display
Birds of Prey
Vintage cars
Morris Dancers

The weekend ends with the Sheep Auction. The traditional sale of sheep is held on the first Monday in October after the 3rd - this year it will be on the 6th October 2008.

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...
Sheepfair
Auction

Dried Flowers

"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.

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	The village of Corby Glen in Lincolnshire is the setting for Britain's oldest sheep sale held every October since 1238. The weekend prior to the sheep auction is focused firmly on providing family fun for all ages. Beginning on Friday evening the village roads are closed to traffic so that stalls, stages and attractions can be erected. The event provides free entertainment throughout the village and throughout 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 over the weekend of 4th and 5th October 2008 and hope to involve as many people as possible in the various events; both from the village and visitors alike.
For those that like to get involved... this year the 770th annual Corby Glen Sheep Fair and Village Festival plans include the following: Clay Pigeon Shoot Pet show, dog show and sponsored horse ride Market Stalls and Craft Market - 01476 550142
	...and for those that don't the following include some of the attractions and entertainments that will be appearing in Corby Glen throughout the weekend:- Sheep racing (human sheep!) & terrier racing Fun Fair Children's Entertainers Market Stalls Village Parade
Brass Band & Folk Band Vintage Vehicles & Cycles Craft Fair Tug of war
	Steam vehicles display Birds of Prey Vintage cars Morris Dancers
The weekend ends with the Sheep Auction. The traditional sale of sheep is held on the first Monday in October after the 3rd - this year it will be on the 6th October 2008. 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...
	"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.