Rum and milk is served, the town's people attempt to disarm the bailiff's attendents in a bit of a scuffle and then the group move on to the next pub to repeat the process! An elaborate pub crawl or a celebration of the town's historical development? Inside Film 47 mins.
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I think the fair being in Rothwell for a week is far too long. I think in the name of tradition an old fashioned market and a few old fashioned rides for a couple of days would be far better. Being a proud Rowellian, whose ancestry in Rowell can be traced back to before the time of the King James Charter, I find it hard to comprehend how anybody should want to alter our great and unique traditions.
The modern fair of today is a natural progression from the fairs of medieval times. A time of celebration, festivity and fun. The youth of today have very little to enjoy, and this week is a highlight of their year. Long may it continue.
Hear, hear Frank! I was born in Rowell, loved the fair then and still do, it brings back a lot of happy memories. Love it. I suppose if your not a rowellian its not the same. Born and bred in Rothwell but no longer live there. Those that complain are of the same ilk as those who move to the countryside and complain about the country noises.
Do the church bells still chime every 15 minutes by the way? We are English and proud of it, this is our tradition, it is what foreigners come here to google at. Mad dogs and Englishmen. I loved the Rowell fair and great atmosphere. If you cut me down the middle and open it up you will read Rowellian like a stick of rock God save the Queen and the Lord of the Manor. He opens the Rowell Fair by going on an elaborate pub crawl - at six o'clock in the morning!
It all starts at the stroke of 6. The Bailiff to the Lord of the Manor, Robert Denton, reads the Charter you can read it for yourself on the left of this page. He's accompanied by a bodyguard of halberdiers and the Rowell Fair Society Band.
The pub landlords then hand out drinks to everyone. The bailff traditionally knocks back rum and milk and the halberdiers are given beers. Horseplay With the alcohol swilling about in everybody's bellies, it's then traditional for local youths to try to disarm the halberdiers. If this sounds to you like a typical Saturday night and you're wondering what the police are doing, the organisers describe this merriment as 'good humoured horseplay' remember that phrase for your next night out on the tiles.
The Bailiff and his entourage then proceed on horseback to all the pubs in the town - and the sites of pubs long-since closed - stopping at each to read the Charter, knock back the booze, engage in horseplay and so on. It can all take an hour. That's what I call an opening ceremony. Are you surprised it's lasted years?! In Weekender.
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