beast 1,884 Posted May 23, 2014 Report Share Posted May 23, 2014 i went a couple of times years ago, just to see for myself...... what a bizarre, hotch potch mixture of people! like some enormous mediaeval hieronymous bosch painting! fascinating but a bit sickening too Quote Link to post Share on other sites
clipo 871 Posted May 24, 2014 Report Share Posted May 24, 2014 So its full of gypsys and pakis??? Think ill pass lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bird 9,599 Posted May 24, 2014 Report Share Posted May 24, 2014 I used to love the thought of Appleby Horse Fair, all those old world gypsy folk at their annual gathering, to trade, laugh, love and have the craic... Gypsy Cobs, Lurchers, Chooks, Bow Tops and Vardo's all laid out like a old romantic painting.... Ahh... The reality is a bunch of young louts running a-mock in a pleasant northern village. A traveler and wannabe's dick measuring contest.... No more, no less.... With a crowd of gorping onlookers all there to see and report on their antics and crow that I was there the year that.... No doubt there will be some total stupidity and cruelty involved that will hit the headlines, always is and no one will have the balls or the power to do anything... The romantic Gypsy Fair..... Nah, not for me... was on the box, some of the young lads had near enough drowned couple of horses , for once it was good job the rspca was there, to many macho fookers there regards how they treated animals, that's the only thing came over to me watching it on the box Quote Link to post Share on other sites
clipo 871 Posted May 24, 2014 Report Share Posted May 24, 2014 I used to love the thought of Appleby Horse Fair, all those old world gypsy folk at their annual gathering, to trade, laugh, love and have the craic... Gypsy Cobs, Lurchers, Chooks, Bow Tops and Vardo's all laid out like a old romantic painting.... Ahh... The reality is a bunch of young louts running a-mock in a pleasant northern village. A traveler and wannabe's dick measuring contest.... No more, no less.... With a crowd of gorping onlookers all there to see and report on their antics and crow that I was there the year that.... No doubt there will be some total stupidity and cruelty involved that will hit the headlines, always is and no one will have the balls or the power to do anything... The romantic Gypsy Fair..... Nah, not for me... was on the box, some of the young lads had near enough drowned couple of horses , for once it was good job the rspca was there, to many macho fookers there regards how they treated animals, that's the only thing came over to me watching it on the box they did drown one last year mate!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fireman 10,794 Posted May 24, 2014 Report Share Posted May 24, 2014 Tis a place to get hassled to sell a shite good looking dog 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 44,454 Posted May 24, 2014 Report Share Posted May 24, 2014 I used to love the thought of Appleby Horse Fair, all those old world gypsy folk at their annual gathering, to trade, laugh, love and have the craic... Gypsy Cobs, Lurchers, Chooks, Bow Tops and Vardo's all laid out like a old romantic painting.... Ahh... The reality is a bunch of young louts running a-mock in a pleasant northern village. A traveler and wannabe's dick measuring contest.... No more, no less.... With a crowd of gorping onlookers all there to see and report on their antics and crow that I was there the year that.... No doubt there will be some total stupidity and cruelty involved that will hit the headlines, always is and no one will have the balls or the power to do anything... The romantic Gypsy Fair..... Nah, not for me... Fair play Bosun... Everything changes,..nothing remains the same....and the Romany/Traveller scenario is no exception.. The lads that I grew up around,..old style,.dark faced Roms, Boswells, Lees..etc...are still around,...but life is not the same. Money was always important,..always will be,...cos ya got to live,...but nowadays, the hunt for the coin supersedes everything, and old style values of trust, honesty and mutual respect,...appear to have gone the way of the Dodo Used to go to a lot of Horse Fairs,.don't know why,...I ain't a lover of the Grai,..and I certainly ain't a Traveller,...but I was always attracted, to some of their ways. Went local last Tuesday,...met up with a few running dog men that I had not seen,... for over 30 years.. Dordi dordi,..my good god,.......we did look fecking old Personally I hate how the hedge mumpers have hi-jacked what people think Traveller boys are.......many thanks for that channel 4 !!! You never get to see the old Romany dealing men, with morals, values and self respect. You mention some names there Phil and those families are still around going about their business the same as they ever did. Good post Bosun 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marky b 309 Posted May 24, 2014 Report Share Posted May 24, 2014 I used to love the thought of Appleby Horse Fair, all those old world gypsy folk at their annual gathering, to trade, laugh, love and have the craic... Gypsy Cobs, Lurchers, Chooks, Bow Tops and Vardo's all laid out like a old romantic painting.... Ahh... The reality is a bunch of young louts running a-mock in a pleasant northern village. A traveler and wannabe's dick measuring contest.... No more, no less.... With a crowd of gorping onlookers all there to see and report on their antics and crow that I was there the year that.... No doubt there will be some total stupidity and cruelty involved that will hit the headlines, always is and no one will have the balls or the power to do anything... The romantic Gypsy Fair..... Nah, not for me... Fair play Bosun... Everything changes,..nothing remains the same....and the Romany/Traveller scenario is no exception.. The lads that I grew up around,..old style,.dark faced Roms, Boswells, Lees..etc...are still around,...but life is not the same. Money was always important,..always will be,...cos ya got to live,...but nowadays, the hunt for the coin supersedes everything, and old style values of trust, honesty and mutual respect,...appear to have gone the way of the Dodo Used to go to a lot of Horse Fairs,.don't know why,...I ain't a lover of the Grai,..and I certainly ain't a Traveller,...but I was always attracted, to some of their ways. Went local last Tuesday,...met up with a few running dog men that I had not seen,... for over 30 years.. Dordi dordi,..my good god,.......we did look fecking old Personally I hate how the hedge mumpers have hi-jacked what people think Traveller boys are.......many thanks for that channel 4 !!!You never get to see the old Romany dealing men, with morals, values and self respect. You mention some names there Phil and those families are still around going about their business the same as they ever did. Good post Bosun spot on Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bosun11 537 Posted May 24, 2014 Report Share Posted May 24, 2014 Wilf your dead right in your post. I, like Phil, know some of the old families and I know that Appleby Horse Fair, when spoken about, is only fondly remembered, long in the past.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Waz 4,216 Posted May 24, 2014 Report Share Posted May 24, 2014 I used to love the thought of Appleby Horse Fair, all those old world gypsy folk at their annual gathering, to trade, laugh, love and have the craic... Gypsy Cobs, Lurchers, Chooks, Bow Tops and Vardo's all laid out like a old romantic painting.... Ahh... The reality is a bunch of young louts running a-mock in a pleasant northern village. A traveler and wannabe's dick measuring contest.... No more, no less.... With a crowd of gorping onlookers all there to see and report on their antics and crow that I was there the year that.... No doubt there will be some total stupidity and cruelty involved that will hit the headlines, always is and no one will have the balls or the power to do anything... The romantic Gypsy Fair..... Nah, not for me... was on the box, some of the young lads had near enough drowned couple of horses , for once it was good job the rspca was there, to many macho fookers there regards how they treated animals, that's the only thing came over to me watching it on the box they did drown one last year mate!! 2014-05-24-11-35-30--1656420185.jpeg Year before I think. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,210 Posted May 24, 2014 Report Share Posted May 24, 2014 Didn't one drown 2007? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurcherman 887 12,721 Posted May 24, 2014 Report Share Posted May 24, 2014 How things have moved on Hahaha Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Marvel 461 Posted May 26, 2014 Report Share Posted May 26, 2014 that's cleared that up then fnar fnar 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
moxy 617 Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 Times do move on. Appleby 1968 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Giro 2,648 Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 Good picture Moxy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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