THE village of Seamer, near Scarborough, remembered its 750-year-old fair as the town crier toured the village on horseback, reading from a Royal Charter.
The ancient village was granted he right to hold a fair under a charter of 1382. While the fair no longer exists, one associated tradition remains - the scattering of £30 worth of newly minted coins for local children.
The coins were thrown by parish council chairman Ray Smith as youngsters from the local school scrambled for them on the village green.
The charter was originally granted to Henry de Percy, a former Earl of Northumberland, by Richard II, after he quelled a rebellion in Scarborough.
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