Widecombe Fair

Widecombe Fair has grown from its humble beginnings as a simple market into a local institution which attracts visitors from
across the globe.  It began as a place for farmers to buy stock, and after a particularly successful market in 1850 some of the
local gentry held a dinner to celebrate. It's been held every year since then - with a break only for World War II & the foot-and-mouth
outbreak of 2001.  During the break forced on Widecombe by the war, farmers found other places to buy and sell their animals, so
the fair became more of a show than a market.  It's always on the second Tuesday in September, and is a major local event with
gymkhana, pony shows, sheep and cattle shows.  Each year Widecombe Fair selects it's charity for the year and this years chosen
charity is Devon Air Ambulance.