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November 2021 Written by the community for the community

Where people tell their stories No. 75 www.ilkestonlife.com 50p where sold
Cheering our readers in Ilkeston and surrounding districts
Thousands enjoy the

fun of Ilkeston Fair

Keep going
lkeston Charter Fair was cancelled last delighted to see so many people joining
Iyear because of Covid, but it was back us,” she said. “It’s a magnificent event Mum, you’re
last month with big crowds visiting the attracting thousands of people who love the
attractions each night. atmosphere and the rides and the stalls. We half-way!
The sights, sounds and smells of the fair worked hard with our partners to make it
draw people from a wide area, and it seemed happen. The decision to go ahead was not Matilda encourages
even more so this year following the second taken lightly because Covid is still around her mum during the
cancellation of Nottingham’s Goose Fair. but with the safety measures we put in place
Erewash Mayor Cllr Donna Briggs declared we think it was the right decision.” 2021 London Mara-
the event open after the traditional reading James Mellors, from the Showmen’s Guild, thon last month.
of the Charter granted in 1252. said llkeston’s fair was ‘very important to See My amazing
Erewash Council Leader Carol Hart gave a the showmen and also to the community’. London Marathon
warm welcome back to event organisers the “Ilkeston Fair is special because it’s on the experience by Clover
Showmen’s Guild. streets and that gives it a unique atmos- Attewell on Page 15
“We had blue skies and sunshine and I was phere.”

Welcome to the fun zone. Clockwise from top left: Erewash Mayor Cllr Donna Briggs tries
out the Cakewalk; Council Leader Carol Hart on the Galloping Horses ride; the ever-popular
Dodgems; visiting Mayor of Derby Cllr Robin Wood takes an interest in the stalls on Bath
Street. Photos: Kerry Wheatley See also big picture on Page 21.