Jericho Street Fair
Each year in the second week of June the Jericho Community Association organizes the Jericho Street Fair, which occupies most of Canal Street.
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The 2009 Street Fair, organized by the Jericho Community Assocation, attracted thousands of people to Canal Street on June 13.
Paul Hornby of Walton Crescent, Vice-chair of the JCA, keeps up with the demand for burgers and hotdogs
Plenty of help on hand at the the Jericho Youth Club stall, offering CDs, games and food.
Entertainment traditionally starts out with the Morris Dancers - complete with sticks, bells (and beer)
George Taylor of Great Clarendon Street and Rosemary Strawson of Victor Street take their turn on the JCA stall.
St Barnabas Church towers over the proceedings.
Stephanie Pirrie at Jericho Living Heritage Trust stall watches children get ready for hair plaitting. Pat Berliner, of St Barnabas Street, and John Keyes of the Oxford Canal, are deep in conversation.
Lulu Taylor, of Great Clarendon Street, cooks tasty Malaysian dishes.
Community police officer, Jamie Cuthbertson, discusses parking issues with new Great Clarendon resident, Simon Abrams
Morris dancer, tankard in hand, takes the opportunity to check out the rest of the fair.
Vistors from outside Jericho can catch up on the latest news in the community newspaper, the Jericho Echo
A great new addition this year was a performance by 'Dance Flair' from the Jericho Youth Club
Pandora Maxwell of Nelson Street takes charge of Jericho's bouncy children
At one end of Canal Street, the Street Fair includes food, drinks and music outside the Old Bookbinders Arms
Around 45 musicians, in 10 sessions, perform original music all day. Dave Bowmer checks the sound on the Bookbinders stage.
Irrresistible Cuban dance music from Santa Locura.
The Irish dancers are always a great attraction, and perform their own version of Riverdance
Irish dancers persuade audience members - of all ages - to join in.
Stall holders sold many kinds of goods including arts and crafts and allotment produce. Many local organizations displayed their activities.
Zoe Jacques of Canal Street is one of our most skilful face painters, and attracts a fascinated audience
The Fair's hottest job: Ed Surridge of the Oxford Canal and Sabrina of Victor Street working on the barbeque.
Mike Hamblett of the Oxford Canal takes over on the barbeque, while other residents meet up with friends.
Community Centre adminstrator Sue Pead of Victor Street (centre), talks to John and Mary Radford of Great Clarendon Street.
The Gazebo stage, outside the community centre, offers yet more live music.
Groups on the Gazebo stage include Les Clochards, with lead singer Ian Nixon.
No shortage of items for sale, old and new
One of the most popular activites, inside the Community Centre, is the sumo wrestling organized by Paul Hartley.
Sumo wrestlers collide, while the next two contestants wait in the wings.
Street Fair organizer and JCA Chair, Charlotte Christie of Canal Street, and the vicar of St Barnabas, Father Jonathan Beswick, organize the Raffle draw. Christopher Beswick seems not at all embarassed at having pulled one of his own tickets from the bucket.
Fair goers donated coins to help children from St. Barnabas Sunday School construct a coin picture of Jericho's italianate-style church.
A busy evening at the Bookbinders as the music continues into the evening
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This year's Street Fair on June was a huge success. Taking advantage of a warm sunny day, thousands of people crowded into Canal Street. Our thanks to everyone who put in so much effort to make it such an enjoyable day. Thanks also to local businesses who donated prizes for the raffle: Daisies, Sylvester, Walton Cycles, Lizzie James, Run Oxford, Café Roma, AL Andalus Tapas Bar, G&D's, the Phoenix Cinema, Juno, Café Rouge, JC Penney and Partymania.
Our thanks to Oxford City Council for their financial support towards providing stalls for the Fair.
To read the Oxford Mail report on the Street Fair, please click here.
Slideshow photos by Peter Stalker (Cranham St.), Mick Clack (Richmond Rd.) Roberta Catizone (Allam St.) and George Taylor (Gt. Clarendon St.).
Pictures from fairs in earlier years:
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Richardson contemplates buying a burger from David Wong |
 Jenny
Matthews and friends sign up for the raffle. |
 Inside
the centre Paul Hartley separates sumo wrestlers |
 Music from the Jericho Street Fair buskers |
 Jenny
Mann tries to control the bouncy castle .. |
 Robert
Evans and the youth group the organize a quiz on their stall. |