US EditionAppleby Horse Fair: Major traveller community event leaves fields littered with rubbish
- A huge fire broke out on June 7 at Appleby Horse Fair in Cumbria, engulfing tents, stalls, and a white Ford Transit van.
- The fair, attracting thousands from the Romani, Gypsy, and Traveller communities, originated in the 1770s as a livestock market before evolving by the 1900s into a major Traveller event.
- Emergency services quickly responded, firefighters tackled the blaze while police secured the scene, and fairgoers watched and helped move belongings away from the fire.
- No injuries occurred, the fire was brought under control by midday, and authorities currently have no reason to suspect foul play.
- The incident underscores the dangers that can arise at large events like the Appleby Horse Fair, a significant cultural gathering with a history spanning 250 years, which has been cancelled on just two occasions due to disease outbreaks.
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Town in ruins as caravans and fields left full of litter after annual fair
The annual Appleby Horse Fair in Cumbria, which has been running since the 12th century, was expected to attract about 10,000 members of the Gypsy and traveller community, and as many as 30,000 visitors, but left fields strewn with rubbish
·Wales, United Kingdom
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Tents, burnt-out caravans and 123 arrests: Appleby Horse Fair ends in rubbish and chaos
Tents, burnt-out caravans and sofas were all left strewn across the fields of a picturesque rural town by the thousands of travellers who attended the popular Appleby Horse Fair.
·London, United Kingdom
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