Bank Holiday Horse Fair heading to the South Hetton area

Seaham and Easington police have issued a press release confirming that arrangements have been made to hold the 2015 annual bank holiday horse fair at a location between Easington Village and South Hetton.

We have reproduced the police press releases below for your information:

Seaham and Easington Police

A traveller’s horse fair will take place on farmland half a mile from South Hetton this August bank holiday weekend.

We have no reason to believe there will be any problems or incidents related to this but understand that members of the community may be concerned.

With this in mind there will be a policing and council presence in the area throughout the event.

At midday on the bank holiday Monday a horse drive will take place as part of the event.

This is a circular route from the site through South Hetton and Haswell then back to the site.

This drive will last for about an hour and there is no requirement for any roads to be closed.

As well as having officers on site you can ring 101 to speak with the neighbourhood policing team. A mobile police information point will also be nearby should anyone want to drop in.

Neighbourhood Wardens will be on duty and they can also be contacted on 101.