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Town Moor year: Historian Freda Thompson
One of Europe's biggest travelling fairs returns every year to Newcastle's Town Moor.
The Hoppings sets up camp in the last week of June and attracts thousands of people from across the region.
And it all started with gambling, drinking, fighting and fleas.
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