A TRADITIONAL fair and music festival will attract visitors from across the Cotswolds.

The Northleach Charter Fair and Music Festival takes place on Saturday at the King George V playing fields from 11am until 11pm.

The parade will take place shortly before the celebrations at 10.45am from the Market Square to the field.

The Charter Fair opens at 11am before the annual Wake and Shake.

Craft activities will take place across the afternoon as well as a fun fair, go karts, tennis coaching.

A grand raffle takes place at 4.30pm with business and charity stalls and cream teas also on show.

Food and drink options include a barbecue, pizzas and kebabs, an ice cream van and traditional sweets in addition to a licensed bar at the pavilion on the field.

The fair closes at 5pm only to be followed by the music festival including a range of music from pop to soul to folk.

The artists include the Northleach Choir, As Mamas, Plucking Different, James Carr and The Comrades, Amy Harrison, Paige and the Red Shift and The Bridge.

The charter fair dates back to 1227 when King Henry III granted the town of Northleach, a charter, allowing a weekly market and an annual fair.

The fair is always the last Saturday of June, that being the closest weekend to the feast day of St Peter and St Paul. The Northleach Charter Fair benefits many charities and businesses, with the money benefitting local and international charities and local clubs.

For more information, visit www.charterfair.org or e-mail charterfair@hotmail.co.uk