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Loughborough Market and Fair marks 800 years of history
On this day in 1221, Young King Henry III granted a Royal Charter to Lord Hugh Despenser, to hold a weekly Thursday market and an annual fair in his town.
800 years later Loughborough is still hosting one of Leicestershire's most popular markets - and a fair that draws people from across the East Midlands.
With Hugh Despenser long gone, these days the market is run by Charnwood Borough Council.
麻豆社 Radio Leicester鈥檚 Jack Rafferty speaks to Sylvia Wright, head of leisure and culture.
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