{"id":34373,"date":"2025-10-07T23:36:57","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T22:36:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abingdonblog.co.uk\/?p=34373"},"modified":"2025-10-07T23:36:57","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T22:36:57","slug":"tuesday-and-end-of-the-michaelmas-fair-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/?p=34373","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday and end of the Michaelmas Fair – 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are many thousands of people \u2014 and plenty of dogs \u2014 who come to enjoy the funfair, some wide-eyed with excitement, others rather more long-suffering.
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\nThere are the stallholders running all sorts of games of skill and luck.
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\nAnd the food vendors offering irresistible, if not exactly healthy, treats. How good is candy floss for you?
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\nAt every junction there\u2019s a barrier and a parked vehicle to make sure no one can accidentally \u2014 or deliberately \u2014 drive into the crowd. One of the Town Council trucks can be seen at Conduit Road (along with a watchful cat).
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\nThere are the Police, PCSOs, and other security staff keeping an eye on things. Also seen here with the Police are some Street Pastors \u2014 there to offer a friendly presence, a listening ear, and practical help where needed.
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\nThere are the first aiders, ready to respond to the occasional bump or dizzy spell.
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\nAnd behind it all, Bob Wilson Funfairs, who organise the fair under agreement with the Town Council. They even bring their own photographer and drone to capture the spectacle stretching from the end of Ock Street to the Market Place.
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\nEverything is taken down with great speed once the fair closes, the lights are used to help as dismantling begins around 10:30 pm.
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\nBy the early hours, rides have folded away, trucks are loaded, and the convoy heads off to the next stop \u2014 the annual Mop Fair at Stratford-upon-Avon on 11 and 12 October, also run by Bob Wilson Funfairs.
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\nBy Wednesday morning in Abingdon, there will be little sign of the fair that filled the streets with colour and noise \u2014 just a few stacked barriers, a handful of out-of-date signs, and a lighter wallet. Children\u2019s rides were around \u00a33 this year, most adult rides about \u00a35. Burgers and hot dogs cost \u00a36, cheeseburgers \u00a37 \u2014 though you could have picked up a burger for a lot less at the local takeaways which do undercut the fairground price.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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