Corby Pole Fair LIVE - follow all the action from the 2022 pole fair with us TODAY

It’s been a 20-year wait, but it’s finally time for the Corby Pole Fair
The Corby Pole Fair 2022The Corby Pole Fair 2022
The Corby Pole Fair 2022

The Corby Pole Fair 2022 is under way – and you can watch all the action from home with the Northants Telegraph.

Corby Pole Fair 2022

Key Events

  • Our reporters on the ground will be providing full coverage from 5am including the Charter reading, processions, and the legendary ‘stang’.
  • Don’t forget your £1 toll unless you want to be placed in the stocks!
  • You can send us your pictures on our Facebook page or over on Insta and we’ll do our best to include them in our coverage.
  • We’ll be going LIVE on Facebook for all the important moments and will be updating here throughout the day.

If you’re visiting Corby for the first time today, here’s a map to help you find your way around the historic Old Village

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The Vikings are in town

The Vikings are back in town with their leader Kori - see them on the field at Corby Old Village Primary all morning

Here’s the mini-guide for those of you with a song in your head and a dance at your feet. It’s the party-goers bible for the Corby Pole Fair!

We got our Corby Pole Fair merchandise from Sarah’s Threads and Inks in High Street

Old Village traders

Lots of the Old Village businesses are open as usual today including Genevieve Gifts

If you’re into local history, here’s the ultimate Pole Fair guide to show you where and when you can find out more about 1,000+ years of Corby history today.

The Village is really getting packed now and it’s WARM out there so bring drinks and sun screen

The walking parade featured giant puppets including John Anderson, a slave who escaped from Southern USA to Corby

Jacob Fox, four, won the under 5s fancy dress competition. Well done Jacob! Here he is with his dad Carl who painted the shield.

The teddy bear’s picnic is in full swing on Charter Field

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