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Goose Fayre

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​We are looking into organising the Goose Fayre in Bridge Street again, but cannot do it without the help of local businesses and volunteers. Please get in touch if you want to help this event happen or are interested in sponsorship opportunites.  Thanks!



History of the Tudor Goose Fayre:

“In 1516 Henry VIII granted licence to Robert Nortriche and William Fleyter, constables, and the inhabitants of Walton on Thames, to hold a fair on Tuesday and Wednesday in Easter week and another on 3 and 4 October in each year.(fn. 10) In 1601 a complaint was made of the increase in the number of vagrants in Surrey; it was reported that at the Easter week fair at Walton no less than eighteen such vagabonds assembled together, and were heard engaging in treasonable talk about the death of the Earl of Essex, (fn. 11) who had been beheaded for high treason a few weeks earlier.”
 
Quote comes from;  'Parishes: Walton on Thames', in A History of the County of Surrey: Volume 3, ed. H E Malden (London, 1911), pp. 467-475 http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/surrey/vol3/pp467-475 [accessed 29 February 2016].

The fair continued the be held right up to 1878 and was reinstated in 2013 by the Walton Business Group.

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    • About WoTTA >
      • Constitution
      • Privacy Policy
      • Meet the Team
      • Membership Directory
    • What we're up to .... >
      • Voluntary Action Elmbridge
      • Hersham-in-Bloom
      • Weybridge Town Business Group
      • Walton Charity
      • Esher Rugby
      • Opportunities for Young People
      • Youth Engagement Scheme
    • Sponsorship Opportunities
    • Latest Press
    • Elmbridge Business Network
    • Walton Quiz
  • Newsletters
  • Community Events
    • Easter Eggstravaganza >
      • Easter Egg Hunt Form
    • Anzac Day Walton-on-Thames
    • Weybridge Vandals Beer Festival
    • May Day >
      • May Day 2017
    • Walton & Weybridge Regatta >
      • All river events in Walton
    • Little Legs for Life
    • Whiteley Village Races
    • Beer Wine & Music Festival >
      • Beer Sponsorship
    • Viking Village Fayre
    • Heritage Day >
      • 2016
      • 2017 >
        • Talent Show 2017
        • Cake Off 2017
      • Heritage Day 2018 >
        • Bridge Street on Heritage Day
        • Dog Show 2018
        • St Mary's on Heritage Day Abseiling
        • Boat Trips on Heritage Day
        • Riverhouse Barn on Heritage Day
        • The Playhouse on Heritage Day
        • Pitch Booking Form 2018
        • HD Performance Booking Form 2018
      • Heritage Day 2019
    • Flt.Sgt.Charles Sydney
    • Remembrance Sunday
    • Festival of Light >
      • Festival of Light 2016
      • Festival of Light 2017
      • Festival of Light 2018 >
        • Help at the Festival of Light
        • FoL Performance Booking Form 2018
        • Market >
          • FoL Pitch Booking Form
        • FoL Programme
        • Christmas Window
        • Santa's Grotto
    • Litter Picks >
      • Litter Pick News Coverage
      • RSVP Litter Pick
      • Broadwater Clean Up
      • Litter Pick Guidelines
  • WoTTA Events
    • AGM
    • Big Breakfast
    • Launch
    • Town Hall Meeting
  • Our Town
    • Gallery
    • Town Development >
      • Future of Walton
      • Street Furniture
      • High Street Surveys
    • #WoTTATeen
    • WoTTA Mum
    • Local Useful Links >
      • Local Online Community
      • Performance Groups
      • Schools
      • Local Sports Clubs
      • Scouts, Guides, Cadets
      • Churches
      • Local Charities
      • Space to hire
      • Local Business Groups
      • Council/Police
    • Walton Bike Project
    • Prudential Ride London 100
    • Walton-in-Flower
    • Rydens Enterprise School >
      • New Build
    • New Zealand Connection
    • Anti-Social Behaviour >
      • Crime Meeting - 10th May
    • Walton Watchdog
    • Green Spaces
    • Report Dog Fouling
  • Visiting Walton
    • Walton Trail >
      • Sponsor Walton Trail
      • Blue Plaques
      • Hepworth Studios - Walton Playhouse
      • Hepworth Studios - The Rosary
      • Aston Martin Garage
      • Manor House
      • Mount Felix Hospital
      • Walton Bridge
      • The Regent
      • Bird's Eye Building
      • Ireton's House
      • Cowey Sale
      • Julie Andrews
      • Thames Cottage
      • Admiral Rodney
      • Herbert Hoover
      • Swan Hotel
      • Elm Grove House
      • Ashley Park >
        • Ashley Park Estate
        • Walton Cricket Club
        • Baseball invented in Walton
      • The River Thames
      • River House
      • St Mary's Church
      • Walton Wharf
    • Shopping in Walton
    • Parking Map
    • Things to do in Walton
    • Water Sports
    • Open Spaces & Parks
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