Letter says Appleby horse fair will be criminalised under terms of new police bill

The Appleby horse fair is among Britain’s oldest and most colourful traditions. But this celebration in Cumbria and other Gypsy cultural events will be criminalised under new legislation planned by Priti Patel, Gypsy leaders have warned.

The market town of Appleby-in-Westmorland is transformed every summer by the annual gathering of members of the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (GRT) community, with thousands of tourists flocking to watch horses being washed in the River Eden and to buy traditional Gypsy goods.

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