The annual event takes place on Bridgwater’s St Matthews Field, with market stalls and a traditional one-day horse fair. | ITV News West Country
Thousands of people have descended on the famousThe annual event takes place on Bridgwater’s St Matthews Field, with a traditional one-day horse fair and market also taking place.As the fair officially opened, Cllr Ros Wyke from Somerset Council told ITV News: “It’s only been open two or three hours, there’s a lot of trading going on, there’s a real buzz and people really recognise that this is a special and unique market which is worth going to.
One mother said, “We’ve been coming here for years, ever since I was little, so it’s just a little tradition we do now with my little ones." Aaron Phillips is a trader at the fair and said: “It’s a very very important fair, not just for the West of England, it’s a very important fair for the whole country, it just brilliant."
Jonathan Mason from The Showmen's Guild said: "What we're all about is making memories for people and this is what this is doing with families.
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