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| Longest ever Goose Fair attracts thousands of visitors | Longest ever Goose Fair attracts thousands of visitors |
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| This year's event includes more than 250 rides and attractions | This year's event includes more than 250 rides and attractions |
| A popular fair that runs until Sunday has attracted more than 300,000 visitors so far, the city council has said. | A popular fair that runs until Sunday has attracted more than 300,000 visitors so far, the city council has said. |
| Nottingham's Goose Fair is due to run for 10 days - the longest period in its centuries-old history. | Nottingham's Goose Fair is due to run for 10 days - the longest period in its centuries-old history. |
| The event was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to coronavirus. | The event was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to coronavirus. |
| The city council said: "Goose Fair has a special place in the life of our city and it's great to see it back." | The city council said: "Goose Fair has a special place in the life of our city and it's great to see it back." |
| Nottingham's Goose Fair is due to run for 10 days | Nottingham's Goose Fair is due to run for 10 days |
| The fair, held on the city's Forest Recreation Ground, is one of the largest travelling fun fairs in Europe. | The fair, held on the city's Forest Recreation Ground, is one of the largest travelling fun fairs in Europe. |
| This year's event includes more than 250 rides and attractions. | This year's event includes more than 250 rides and attractions. |
| Until 2020's cancellation, the fair, believed to be 738 years old, had only been cancelled a handful of times - because of plague in the 17th Century and the two world wars. | Until 2020's cancellation, the fair, believed to be 738 years old, had only been cancelled a handful of times - because of plague in the 17th Century and the two world wars. |
| The first Thursday of the month saw the traditional reading of the Goose Fair Charter and the ceremonial ringing of the bells by the Lord Mayor - a tradition that dates back to 1254. | The first Thursday of the month saw the traditional reading of the Goose Fair Charter and the ceremonial ringing of the bells by the Lord Mayor - a tradition that dates back to 1254. |
| Pavlos Kotsonis, from the city council, said: "Goose Fair has a special place in the life of our city and it's great to see it back this year, bigger and better than ever after two years away. | Pavlos Kotsonis, from the city council, said: "Goose Fair has a special place in the life of our city and it's great to see it back this year, bigger and better than ever after two years away. |
| "We are very proud of its more than 700 year history and so many Nottingham people have a story to tell about it." | "We are very proud of its more than 700 year history and so many Nottingham people have a story to tell about it." |
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