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Details of forthcoming Events and Meetings

26th October 2016 7.00 PM (Longnor Area Women's Institute)
          Mercy Ships.
          AGM.
          Longnor Fire Station.

23rd November 2016 7.00 PM (Longnor Area Women's Institute)
          Craft Workshop.
          Longnor Fire Station.

14th December 2016 7.00 PM (Longnor Area Women's Institute)
          Christmas Party and Quiz.
          Longnor Fire Station.

• Sunday 25th June 2017
  Derbyshire County Show
• 2nd - 3rd August 2017
  Bakewell Show
• Starting Sunday 3rd September 2017
  Longnor Wakes Week

Historic Longnor Events

LONGNOR FAIR

Longnor fair was mentioned in 1487.

There were four fairs: each having on average between 12 and 24 booths. In 1555 one of the fairs was held on the Tuesday before Michaelmas.

Held by the Crown in 1504, they were acquired by John Harpur later in the 1590's, when their dates were St. George's day (23 April), Tuesday in Whitson week, St. James' day (25 July), and Michaelmas.

One of them may been a goose fair in the late 18th century; the manor court in 1778 complained about the number of Geese in the town.

70 Years of the Longnor Wakes and Races

I remember the men's running races, which I have entered myself years gone back. We used to have a tug- o-war and whippet races, also a greasy pole with a piece of beef at the top. Yes, we have had some good times. There have been some good horses at Longnor Races too, local as well as from farther afield. People have brought horses to race from the Potteries, Chesterfield, Sheffield and all up and down. Two local famous horses that I remember well were Nephen-Set, owned by Mr Albert Mellor, who farmed at Under-Hill Farm, Crowdicote, and Queenie, who was owned by Charlie Waston at Daisy Knowle. Another good horse I remember was Black Fox. There was always a lot of local interest in who owned the best horse.

On ordinary days many of the local horses would be doing their everyday jobs with their traps and drays going to local markets with farm produce and calves, carting loads of corn and coal, taking milk to the factory and Hurdlow Station, or any other farm job that needed doing by a horse.

Remembered by Eddie Cundy

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