Winsham Street Fair, Saturday,25th June 2022
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Breezy and bright-the Street Fair which followed the weather's example!
Despite the weather forecast suggesting an unsettled day, the crowds turned out and were rewarded by a sunny, if breezy day out....
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More pictures from the community......
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Deborah and Trevor Harris
did delicious Cream Teas in their beautiful garden...
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Ellie White and Sarah Gleadell took these....
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 The theme of the Street Fair was 'Flower Power' |
The Winsham Street Fair 2022 was the first to be held since 2018, and being a biennial event there should have been a Street Fair in 2020. This had to be abandoned due to the Covid pandemic, and the restrictions placed on public gatherings. At the time it was hoped that it would be held in 2021, but the pandemic continued. Even in this summer of 2022, the contagion still is infecting many people, but for for most, the effects are not serious, so all restrictions on public gatherings have been lifted, although caution about meeting in enclosed spaces is still generally advised. Winsham Street Fair is mainly an open air event.
The event was well attended and it is hoped that many more pictures of individual events within the fair will become available before being placed permanently on Winsham Web Museum as part of the on-going history of this event, the origin of the current era of Street Fairs starting in 1985 as an event named 'The Pitchfork Rebellion.
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The Scarecrow Competition
The Scarecrow Competition which was a popular event in 2021 was continued in 2022, as part of the build -up to the Street Fair but inevitably also found itself associated with the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations earlier in the month.
Below are some of the other entries:
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