Leyland Fair cancelled

[Martin]

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Organisers of Leyland's annual funfair have had to pull the plug at the last minute - because the West Paddock site is waterlogged.
At a meeting with council officials on Friday, fairground owner John Silcock said there was no choice but to cancel the attraction, which was due to start this Thursday through to Sunday.

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http://www.leyland-guardian.co.uk/leyland-news?articleid=3048715

[Spitfire]

A blessing in disguise - I would say.

[LDunlop76]

I heard on the radio a week or two back how many events have had to be cancelled due to the appalling weather. Many event organisers have not been able to afford to insure against bad weather and huge amounts of revenue have been lost. Many societies/churches etc. rely on their annual summer bash to raise funds. Whilst I tend to side with Jim re his comments on Silcock's fairs, it's such a shame that so many charity fund-raisers have had to be cancelled.

[DavidBatty]

I have had to cancel my open air picnic/drive in concert because the field is not fit for all the cars and caravans, shame, it's been glorious weather for 8 years of this event but this year no event

[LDunlop76]

Aww, David, what a shame!

[Caroline]

Leyland Fair would have been held on higher ground where Tesco's now is, which was land left in perpetuity for recreation purposes to the people of Leyland- had the bequest document not been 'lost' when the area was needed for development (long before Tesco's)... this was told to me by the Fair Folk when I met them in the Eagle many moons ago.

[Sharon]

I agree with you Jim, a blessing in disguise, I don't mind the fair but just think it is sited in the wrong place. It's too near elderly peoples houses and near the woods.
Why is it never on Worden Park? Not as though we want that ruining too!

[LDunlop76]

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Originally posted by Caroline

Leyland Fair would have been held on higher ground where Tesco's now is, which was land left in perpetuity for recreation purposes to the people of Leyland- had the bequest document not been 'lost' when the area was needed for development (long before Tesco's)... this was told to me by the Fair Folk when I met them in the Eagle many moons ago.

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Hmmm, this is not an uncommon occurence then. Our local maternity hospital is in the process of being demolished and a housing estate will replace it. The land was given to the local Council, but covenanted so it could only be used for health care purposes. This has been got around by promising a new doctors surgery will be built on the site. But the covenant did not say health care and a housing estate, it said health care. []

[Colin Damp]

The Stanning Bequest giving the land off Church Road (behind the war memorial) to the people of Leyland in perpetuity "Lost"? An urban myth, I'm afraid.

I was local government correspondent of the Evening Post at the time South Ribble Council wanted the land for the shopping development later demolished to make way for Tesco.

They applied to the High Court to have the conditions of the bequest set aside on the grounds that sufficient alternative provision for recreation had been made in the shape of the lesiure centre in Lancastergate. The court agreed.

[Spitfire]

Thanks for that Colin. That`s the second time in a few weeks that `an urban myth` has been put to bed by an eye-witness, on this forum.