{"id":1836,"date":"2015-10-19T17:08:53","date_gmt":"2015-10-19T16:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hibbittbarnes.uk\/blog\/?p=1836"},"modified":"2025-07-02T12:48:49","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T11:48:49","slug":"tavistock-goose-fair-then-and-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hibbittbarnes.uk\/blog\/tavistock-goose-fair-then-and-now","title":{"rendered":"Tavistock Goose Fair &#8211; Then And Now!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1841\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1841\" class=\"wp-image-1841 size-full\" title=\"Tavistock Goose Fair 2015\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hibbittbarnes.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/goose-fair.jpg\" alt=\"Tavistock Goose Fair 2015\" width=\"450\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hibbittbarnes.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/goose-fair.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.hibbittbarnes.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/goose-fair-150x110.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1841\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tavistock Goose Fair 2015<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Last week, Harvey, my parents and I went to Tavistock Goose Fair, the annual fair which dates back to the 12th century.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This reminded me of the time when we took my gran, <strong><a title=\"Phyllis Grace Geake, nee Weaver\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hibbitt.org.uk\/familytree\/fam1848.html\">Phyllis Grace Geake, nee Weaver<\/a><\/strong>, to the fair a few months after my grandpa died. We had a nice time until poor gran slipped off the curb and fell down. At the age of 78, it&#8217;s a wonder she didn&#8217;t break a bone. She was always very supple and could touch her toes, even when she was quite old.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/whYyoR8xbG0?rel=0\" width=\"630\" height=\"473\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><small>A few seconds of video showing my gran at Goose Fair in 1994 before the fall.<\/small><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This video can also be viewed on my YouTube channel at:<br \/>\n<a title=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=whYyoR8xbG0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=whYyoR8xbG0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=whYyoR8xbG0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, Harvey, my parents and I went to Tavistock Goose Fair, the annual fair which dates back to the 12th century. 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