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The 2009 Cuckoo Fair is on Saturday 2nd May.
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The Downton Cuckoo Fair is the ideal one day family event, held on the greens in
the picturesque village of Downton, six miles south of Salisbury.
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With over 250 craft and other interesting stalls (some in marquees); rural craft
demonstrations; maypole; morris dancing; street entertainment; music; Downton
Brass Band; and plenty for the children including Punch and Judy, clowns, bouncy
castle and roundabouts.
There are ample car parks available, run by charities, with buses running a Park
and Ride service. There is also a good selection of food and refreshments, along
with good facilities for the disabled.
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The Fair is very popular, with an estimated 20,000 visitors in 2005. It is
organised by a Committee of volunteers drawn from the many Downton village clubs
and organisations on a non-profit making basis, with the income received
from stallholders, sponsors and donations spent on running the fair. Last year,
over 3000 was spent on entertainment.
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Downton comes alive for the whole weekend and anyone staying on holiday in the
area will be interested to know that there are a number of
excellent associated events
leading up to The Cuckoo Fair, and over the rest of the 'Mayday' Holiday.
For directions to Downton, see the Maps Page.
For more details about the village of Downton, see the
Downton Village Web Site
(www.downton.org.uk).
For details on having a stall at the fair, please see the
Stallholders Page.
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