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October 2004
Goose Fair 2004 - the Gallery
balloons @ Goose Fair
Hundreds of attractions hide behind these balloons!
Fun lovers from far and wide have been descending on Nottinghamshire for the annual pilgrimage to Goose Fair.

Words and pictures by Andy Zadora.
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Bright sunshine greeted the thousands of visitors to this year's Goose Fair.

Norman
Norman

The event is one of the largest travelling fairs in Europe and attracts nearly one million people.

Many return to the fair year on year.

Some had been coming for as long as 50 years, like Norman from Nottingham:

Rachel and her children
Rachel and kids

"In all the years... it hasn't changed much. Except the prices have gone up."

There were plenty of families there too.

Tony and Lisa with little Harry
Tony and Lisa with little Harry

Rachel from Nottingham had brought her children and remembers coming with her parents as a child herself.

Tony and Lisa brought little Harry who wanted to have a ride on everything!

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