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The East Anglian Fairs began with the Barsham Medieval Faire in 1972 , and developed into a significant feature of rural counterculture in Britain, drawing on aspects of pop festival culture, the reinvention of traditional rural or nomadic seasonal gatherings, and a back-to-the-land early green ethos. The voluntary organisers worked under the name of the East Anglian Arts Trust (EAAT). Barsham Faire ran annually on the August Bank Holiday until 1976 . In 1976 EAAT revived the Bungay May Horse Fair, which was also held in 1977 . An ad hoc group of fair organisers and crew participated in the Eye Show in August 1977. This led to the formation,in the winter of 1977/1978, of Albion Fairs. Some events used the spelling Fayre or Faire. In the 1990s and 2000s a fairly vibrant if not quite as accessible successor to the Fairs in the region was organised as the mostly biennial gatherings of Dance Camp East. EXTERNAL LINKS BIBLIOGRAPHY
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