Following long and intense discussions between Thame Town Council and the Showmen’s Guild over the course of the weekend, the Town Councillors have agreed to allow the annual fair to take place in the town centre this week.
We fully appreciate that the current circumstances are very different this year, and public opinion has been mixed as to the holding of the fair.
However, we are working closely with the Showman’s Guild to ensure that the fair operates with due respect during the period of National Mourning following the guidelines issued by the Government:
‘There is no obligation to cancel or postpone events and sporting fixtures, or close entertainment venues during the National Mourning period. This is at the discretion of individual organisations with the exception of the day of the funeral’
A large amount of time and resources has already been invested in preparation for this event and plans are well advanced.
In the democratic world we live in it is of course a personal decision as to whether people choose to attend this annual event.
If you wish to watch the fair in action it is being live streamed on
https://youtu.be/xY1AA-0ERWc courtesy of Alun Rowe at Pentangle.
