Gleam of honey and brass at the fair
by Virginia Spiers from on (#R4E7)
Callington, Cornwall At the Honey Fair talk is of autumnal warmth, of bees making up for lost time on ivy and balsam flowers
Callington Honey Fair draws many visitors to the town. By 10am there are rows of cars in the recreation field, overlooked by the relic mine stack on top of Kit Hill and in sight of sunlit tors on the edge of Bodmin Moor.
The local Lions Club has run this annual event since its revival in 1978. Streets are closed to traffic and spaces let to stall-holders including sellers of fresh produce, mead, snacks, jewellery, dog beds and Christmas cards, as well as to a fortune teller and various local groups.
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