May Fair 2017 - Leominster, Herefordshire.

Leominster, Herefordshire. 27th April 2017. Between 1199AD and 1350AD about 1500 charters were issued in England for towns to hold markets and fairs. Recorded as far back as 1282AD, Leominster continues like many other market towns to host an annual fair, continuing the ancient tradition.
Danters Fun Fair runs fairs in Leominster and Ledbury at the same time, which then meet up and travel to the city of Hereford.

Protest against the Badger Cull - Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury, Shropshire. 22/04/2017. People gathered in Shrewsbury town centre today to protest against the ‘emergency’ inclusion of Shropshire in the controversial Badger cull, set in place for the control of Bovine TB.
As the final year of the controversial cull trials began in August 2016, local MP’s called for Shropshire to be included in the Badger cull. Following the end of the badger cull trials the government announced the culls will continue into 2017, while DEFRA revealed plans to bring a 2 year forecast forward whereby the badger cull will be rolled out across half of the United Kingdom.
The historic cull has been shown to be inhumane with badgers dying slow and painful deaths as a result of free-shooting as well as providing no significant contribution to controlling Bovine TB in test zones.
The Shropshire Rally against the Badger Cull 2017 has been organised by the concerned residents of Shropshire in conjunction with a variety of grass roots groups and organisations who are dedicated to protecting wildlife locally and nationally.