Road closures warning for Thame Fair
On 29/08/2014 At 5:27 pm
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THAME Fair will be arriving in town and setting up in the High Street and Upper High Street, on Wednesday, September 17, and staying until early Sunday, September 21.
Dusk falls as Thame fair is being set up in the Upper High Street
Road closure and bus diversions will be in force during this period (details to follow). Residents and businesses that will be affected by the closure are advised to obtain a parking permit from the Information Centre at Thame Town Hall.
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Just for the record, Thame Town Council carried out a public consultation on whether or not to move the fair. Here’s the report from the time, from Thame.Net’s archives: https://www.thame.net/archives/4075
Oh dear, here we go again ‘new’ Thame shopkeepers and residents complaining about a traditional fair that has given generations of children and adults great entertainment and memories for many many years.
I suggest the fair is very important part of Thames history and tradition and should remain exactly where it is.
If a minority of moaning new residents and shop keepers can’t cope with a few days disruption once a year then perhaps they should find somewhere else to live or manage their businesses a little more efficiently.m
Please don’t move to our wonderful town and try and change it to suit yourselves, give a little thought to those families who have lived here for generations and want some important traditions to remain how they are.
I don’t think I’ll ever understand why Thame businesses are compromised during this time for an annual event that takes over the whole high st…. Please can it be reviewed/ discussed to move it to the showground! Somewhere less disruptive? It is now 4 days of trade that our local businesses lose (not forgetting another couple of days in October when the fair returns) I am not saying stop it altogether as I know its a tradition enjoyed by families, but the question of its location being the most suitable, especially as its for a lengthy time, needs addressing when we have a showground ideal for this type of event