Posted in News Horse statue proposed to celebrate Appleby’s gypsy fair is canned by council because of ‘anxiety and distress’ experienced by locals April 14, 2025 Blacksmith Jake Bowers had lodged an application to install the sculpture on the banks of the River Eden in the leafy town of Appleby, Cumbria, as a ‘gesture of inclusion’ to travellers. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14606769/horse-statue-Appleby-gypsy-fair-canned.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490