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Overton Sheep Fair

Men of Wight were invited to perform at the 2024 Overton Sheep Fair in July.  The fair is only run every 4 years.  Overton is just North of Winchester so not far for us to travel.

The Overton Sheep Fair dates back to the 13th Century, when sheep drovers from across the district brought their livestock to be seen and sold in the village.  The 21st century fair requires a section of the main road though the town to be closed for the weekend, to enable an array of stalls and performance spaces to occupy the street.  

Samantha Davis

So sad to hear of the passing of Samantha (Sam) Davis, wife of actor Warwick. We met with them at Godshill in 2014 for his TV travel show.  My memory is of Sam warning us that she was 'quite heavy' when we lifted her in one of our dances.

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