Sellors’ Playing Field will once again be alive with the sound of music and laughter this week as Ruddington’s annual family fun fair takes place.
As our summer weather finally hots up, this year’s traditional event, run by David Cox Family Amusements, is running from Wednesday 26th until Sunday 30th of June. The fair is now celebrating fifty-six years on the same site, beside Wilford Road, after Sellors’ Recreation Ground was spared from being part of the ‘Fairham Green’ housing development which now surrounds it.
‘The Wakes’ themselves actually date back over a hundred years, when the St Peter’s Feast was the start of the school holidays in our village, around June 29th. In those days it was then held on The Green but, since 1968, has taken place each year on Sellors’ Field.
David Cox (Senior) is the fourth generation of his family to be involved. Previously he told RUDDINGTON.info: “It started with my great, great grandfather who’d been a miner and was just visiting the fair. When one of the rides went wrong his engineering skills meant he could fix it – and so they asked him to join. And he did!
“I remember being part of the fair on The Green,” David recalls. “I actually got married in Ruddington at St Peter’s Church – in 1977 – so I look forward to visiting every year. It’s a lovely little village. Now MY kids are part of the fair, too!”
Setting up usually begins on the Sunday before, ready to open the rides and attractions at 5pm this Wednesday 26th June 2024. The fun fair will be with us for five days – starting at the earlier time of 2pm on Saturday and Sunday.
Whilst villagers are encouraged to walk, if you live further afield there’s FREE onsite parking. Otherwise you can catch Nottingham City Transport’s Navy 3 bus service direct to the fair (alighting at Paget Crescent – except on Sunday). The Green 10 takes you as far as Ruddington village centre and back in the evenings and on Sunday.
