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Wednesday 29 September

Michaelmas

Happy birthday to Anne Briggs (83 today)

• Wed 29 Sep 11:00 23:00

  Custom, day 1 of 4

  Bridgwater St Matthew’s Fair

  Sets off from St Matthew’s Field, Bridgwater, Somerset

  • Fair or wakes
  • Harvest and Hiring
  
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Thursday 30 September🌑 New moon

Happy birthday to Allan Taylor (82 today)

Born on this day: Frankie Kennedy (1955)

• Thu 30 Sep Bridgwater St Matthew’s Fair day 2 of 4 · 11:00–23:00

Friday 1 October

Born on this day: Joe Heaney (1919), John Lorne Campbell (1906) and Marjory Kennedy-Fraser (1857)

• Fri 1 Oct All day

  Custom, day 1 of 10

  Nottingham Goose Fair

  Sets off from Forest Recreation Ground, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

  • Fair or wakes
  • Animal Customs
  
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• Fri 1 Oct Bridgwater St Matthew’s Fair day 3 of 4 · 11:00–23:00

Saturday 2 October

Happy birthday to Gillian Welch (60 today)

• Sat 2 Oct Nottingham Goose Fair day 2 of 10 · All day
• Sat 2 Oct Bridgwater St Matthew’s Fair day 4 of 4 · 11:00–23:00

• Sat 2 Oct from 19:15

  Custom

  Eastbourne Bonfire

  Crown and Anchor, Eastbourne, East Sussex

  • Fire
  • Procession
  • Bonfire Night
  • Fire Customs
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Sunday 3 October

• Sun 3 Oct All day

  Custom, day 1 of 8

  Ballinasloe October Fair

  Sets off from Fair Green, Ballinasloe, County Galway

  • Fair or wakes
  • Animal Customs
  
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• Sun 3 Oct Nottingham Goose Fair day 3 of 10 · All day

Monday 4 October

Happy birthday to Bridget St John (81 today)

• Mon 4 Oct Ballinasloe October Fair day 2 of 8 · All day
• Mon 4 Oct Nottingham Goose Fair day 4 of 10 · All day