Feast or Fair? Discuss....

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  1. Redarmy87

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    #41 Redarmy87, Aug 31, 2021
    Was feyst in Darfield too..
     
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    #42 Bleedng Red, Aug 31, 2021
    It’s ‘fair’ ter sey, ad pay mi ‘fare’ on’t bus, to gu to Barnsli ‘Feerst’.
     
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    #43 Merde Tete, Aug 31, 2021
    In Lincolnshire where I spent a lot of my childhood it was "feast". The word "fair" was used to describe the dodgems, waltzers etc, but the actual event was definitely the feast.
     
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    #44 Brush, Aug 31, 2021
    Was always called the feast when I was a sprog in Bolton on Dearne.
     
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    #45 Bossman, Aug 31, 2021
    It was always fair to me…as in fair ground
     
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    #46 Mr Badger, Aug 31, 2021
    Either for me.
    But as Barnsley foork you had to say feerst.
     
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    #47 Bing, Aug 31, 2021
    Fearst and the lads who run it and got off with all the lasses round back of waltzers were fearsties!
     
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    #49 Didcot Red, Aug 31, 2021
    Wombwell Feast, Feast field, Barnsley Feast week.
     
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    #50 Farnham_Red, Aug 31, 2021
    Maybe its a Wombwell thing - I'm from Wombwell and it was always the Feast (pronounced feyst) - The feast field was opposite Kings Road School where the Police station is. I dont remember just getting Sloppy peas there but it may well have been an option
     
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    #51 winged avenger, Aug 31, 2021
    Feast on brierley common them were the days
     
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    #52 Marc, Aug 31, 2021
    Aye. I went to King's Road. Halcyon days.
     
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    #53 Dyson, Aug 31, 2021
    My wife is exactly the same. But then she's posh & I'm a rough un.

    It's the Feast.
     
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    #54 JLWBigLil, Aug 31, 2021
    Feast. It was always Dodworth Feast and Barnsley Feast when I was young.
     
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    #55 Capital Tyke, Aug 31, 2021
    As I remember, Barnsley Feast Week was late August.

    On the first Saturday morning there'd be lines of coaches, probably over 100, going past our house on Wilthorpe Road, in the direction of Huddersfield.

    Presumably bound for Blackpool.
     
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    #56 Redarmy87, Aug 31, 2021
    My mum taught there for 20 odd years, up until it closing, nice school.
     
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    #57 Baka, Aug 31, 2021
    From Penistone - definitely feeyerst (my dad, who is late sixties, has always used this.)
     
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    #58 Didcot Red, Aug 31, 2021
    In the fifties and sixties, Thursday night of the Feast was "Old Folks Night". Tickets were sold for the benefit of the Old FolksTreat Fund (usually a day trip to the seaside). Tickets were accepted by the freasties and people were allowed on the rides for half price. It was a way for the Feast owners to support the local community. I wonder when that all stopped? My guess is the early seventies.
     
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