Recap updates as large crowd turned up for 'cancelled' Wickham Horse Fair

Wickham Horse Fair has been officially cancelled this year due to ‘current Covid restrictions’.

However despite the cancellation a number of people and horse boxes turned up in Wickham this morning.

ROMANSE tweeted earlier: ‘Bridge Street & The Square from A334 Winchester Rd is CLOSED in BOTH DIRECTIONS due to crowd control.’

The road has now reopened, according to our reporter at the scene.

Pictures from Wickham this morning show large crowds and a number of horses in the village.

There was a strong police presence with 30 officers and dozens of vehicles in the area.

We had a reporter down at the scene and they brought you all the updates throughout the morning and the afternoon.

Recap all our updates in our blog below.

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