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Every year in the first week of June, videos begin cropping up online showing Travellers riding in their horse-drawn wagons as they prepare to descend on the market town for the fair.

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- Primary source: Daily Mail
- Published: Jun 3, 2026, 11:09 AM UTC
- Coverage area: Crime & Justice
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