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.
Weather permitting, this year’s traditional event, run by David Cox Family Amusements, is happening from Wednesday 21st until Sunday 25th of June 2023. The fair is now celebrating fifty-five 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 the 29th of June. 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. 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 began today (Sun 18th June) ready to open the rides and attractions at 6pm this Wednesday. 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.
