£15.00
The first edition of They Came in Cars and Carts was published in 1989 by the North Eastern Education and Library Board’s Resources Centre primarily as an educational resource. The book acquired a wide readership and eventually sold out the relatively small number of copies printed. This reprint is meant to appeal to those who missed the original edition but are interested in the importance of fairs and markets in the development of Ballyclare. In this context I believe the book should attract the attention of younger generations who have had no direct experience of the fairs and markets held in the town. Nowadays books benefit from the digital revolution in printing technology and allows a quality of product impossible to achieve when the first edition of the book was published. This edition has been printed professionally making creative use of such modern digital technology. The 1989 publication appeared along with the gradual return to normality following the decline of the rigid security measures associated with The Troubles. The improved security situation encouraged official and local community groups to return to the organisation and promotion of events traditionally associated with the annual May Fair carnival. It is quite a co-incidence that the present book is published amid similar efforts from local groups to revive the May Fair activities abandoned as a result of the restrictions imposed upon large group gatherings to deal with the Covid 19 pandemic. Ballyclare is presently experiencing a surge in new housing developments. The recent opening of a long – awaited by-pass to alleviate traffic congestion has proved a popular benefit and is certain to lead to a further increase in the population of the town. I hope that the reprint of They Came in Cars and Carts will enjoy a wide readership among new arrivals keen to discover how the markets and fairs of former years added significantly to Ballyclare’s prosperity and renown. I am confident, too, that the sadly dwindling band of ‘auld residenters’ will find many prompts in the book to rekindle treasured memories of happy times spent at the Ballyclare May Fair.
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The first edition of They Came in Cars and Carts was published in 1989 by the North Eastern Education and Library Board’s Resources Centre primarily as an educational resource. The book acquired a wide readership and eventually sold out the relatively small number of copies printed. This reprint is meant to appeal to those who missed the original edition but are interested in the importance of fairs and markets in the development of Ballyclare. In this context I believe the book should attract the attention of younger generations who have had no direct experience of the fairs and markets held in the town. Nowadays books benefit from the digital revolution in printing technology and allows a quality of product impossible to achieve when the first edition of the book was published. This edition has been printed professionally making creative use of such modern digital technology. The 1989 publication appeared along with the gradual return to normality following the decline of the rigid security measures associated with The Troubles. The improved security situation encouraged official and local community groups to return to the organisation and promotion of events traditionally associated with the annual May Fair carnival. It is quite a co-incidence that the present book is published amid similar efforts from local groups to revive the May Fair activities abandoned as a result of the restrictions imposed upon large group gatherings to deal with the Covid 19 pandemic. Ballyclare is presently experiencing a surge in new housing developments. The recent opening of a long – awaited by-pass to alleviate traffic congestion has proved a popular benefit and is certain to lead to a further increase in the population of the town. I hope that the reprint of They Came in Cars and Carts will enjoy a wide readership among new arrivals keen to discover how the markets and fairs of former years added significantly to Ballyclare’s prosperity and renown. I am confident, too, that the sadly dwindling band of ‘auld residenters’ will find many prompts in the book to rekindle treasured memories of happy times spent at the Ballyclare May Fair.
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| Dimensions | 21 × 29 × 2 cm |
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