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    CARTER’S STEAM FAIR FOR SALE!

    May 27, 2022 4 minutes

    Well, as they say, all good things have to come to an end and so it was with great sadness that many of us will have heard the announcement from Joby Carter that the wonderful Carter’s Steam Fair is up for sale.

    Coming as it did ahead of the fair’s flagship spring May bank holiday event at Pinkneys Green in Berkshire, social media channels have been awash with support and sadness about the family’s decision to finally call time on travelling the world’s sole surviving vintage steam funfair.

    Catching up with Joby during the fairgrounds 41st and final build on the historic Pinkneys Green site, he gave the following views and perspectives on the fair and

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