Fair-goers are determined not to let the disruption spoil all the thrills and fun
Many of the rides and stalls have been coming to Goose Fair for decades, run by different generations of the same family over the years. Sarah Mulhearn's parents, grandparents and great-grandparents have all sold confectionery at the fair and now Sarah, her husband Renny and 24-year-old son look after the stall.
Sarah, who dresses for the occasion in a stripy red and white shirt and a straw boater, said the more traditional treats from yesteryear seem to be dying out of fashion in Nottingham. "We don't sell as many of them as we used to do in Nottingham but we do at Ilkeston and Loughborough. I think what it is with Nottingham now there's a lot more students and they don't know what they are," she said.
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