Mr Trump's obsession with tightening America's southern border has until now seen the number of border-hoppings rise.
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You say you forget the rainy days when you were a kid but the Hoppings was not the same if you couldn't plodge in the clarts in your wellies.
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Walker Hoadley's living wagon, at The Hoppings on the Newcastle Town Moor, c. 1938 Agricultural living vans were plain, even when occupied by owner drivers. In contrast, showmen became known for their opulent and beautifully decorated wagons. These were distinguished by cut glass windows, lace curtains and even more engraved glass inside fronting display cabinets for china, ideally Royal Crown Derby.
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The biennial AV Festival of international electronic art, featuring exhibitions, concerts, conferences and film screenings, is held in March. The North East Art Expo, a festival of art and design from the regions professional artists, is held in late May. EAT! NewcastleGateshead, a festival of food and drink, runs for 2 weeks each year in mid June. The Hoppings, the largest annual collection of travelling fairs in Europe, comes together on Newcastle Town Moor every June.
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Chorist (foaled 11 February 1999) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. She was a consistent performer at eight to ten furlongs who improved through her four seasons on the track. After running unplaced on her only start as a two-year-old she won four races including the Upavon Fillies' Stakes as a three-year-old in 2002. She improved in the following year when she took the Hoppings Stakes, Golden Daffodil Stakes and Blandford Stakes.
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Nezwaah (foaled 25 February 2013) is a British Thoroughbred racehorse. Unraced as a two-year-old she showed promising form as a three-year-old when she won three races including the Listed Hoppings Stakes. She reached her peak in the first half of the 2017 season when she won the Rothesay Stakes before recording her biggest victory in the Group 1 Pretty Polly Stakes. She raced in five countries, namely England, Ireland, France, Canada and the United States.
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On 17 August, Punctilious made her second attempt to win the Yorkshire Oaks and started at odds of 13/2 in an eleven-runner field. Playful Act started favourite ahead of the Epsom Oaks winner Eswarah and the French-trained Shamdala. The other runners included Iota (Preis der Diana) from Germany, Dash To The Top (Hoppings Stakes), Lune d'Or (Premio Lydia Tesio) and Hazarista. Punctilious started slowly and was not among the early leaders but began to make progress in the straight.
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Covert Love (foaled 14 April 2012) is an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. After being sold relatively cheaply as a yearling she showed some promise when finishing fifth in her only start as a two-year-old in 2014. In the following year she made rapid improvement, winning two minor races before winning the Hoppings Stakes and then stepping up to Group 1 class to take the Irish Oaks. She added a second Group 1 win in autumn when she won the Prix de l'Opéra in France.
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The musical was first performed on stage at Southsea in December 1935, before a long run at the Palace Theatre and then Daly's in London's West End. The cast included Jack Buchanan as Bill Hoppings, Jean Gillie as Joan Longhurst, Sylvia Leslie as Laura Buxton, Maidie Hope as Mrs Longhurst, Elsie Randolph as Bobbie Rivers, Diana Lonsdale as Betty, Irene Vere as Mrs Crimp, Jill Ricarde as Clarice, and Eunice Crowther as Dora.J. P. Wearing, The London Stage 1930-1939: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel, p. 545 In Australia, the show was known as The Melody of London.
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The Hoppings, said to be Europe's largest travelling fun fair, is held on the Town Moor during the last week in June. The area of common land is actually split up into several sections, of which the Town Moor is but the major part. The area is intersected by the A189 road and the section on the other side of the road is known as Nuns Moor, and includes the Newcastle United Golf Club. Also part of Town Moor are Dukes Moor and Little Moor, both at its northern end, Hunters Moor to the west, and Castle Leazes Moor to the south.
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In the following month at Newcastle Racecourse the filly was partnered by Ryan Moore (who rode her in all of her subsequent races) when she was matched against older fillies and mares in the Listed Hoppings Stakes over ten furlongs on soft ground. She started favourite but tired badly in the last two furlongs and came home fourth behind the six-year-old Mango Mischief, beaten more than ten lengths by the winner. On 15 August Promising Lead started 5/2 second favourite behind the Sandringham Handicap winner Barshiba in the Listed Upavon Fillies' Stakes over ten furlongs at Salisbury Racecourse. Moore settled the filly in third place as Shorthand set the pace from Russian Rosie.
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On her next appearance, Covert Love was stepped up in class for the Hoppings Stakes at Newcastle Racecourse in which she was matched against older fillies and mares. She was sent to the front from the start by her rider Graham Gibbons and held off a challenge from the four-year-old favourite Talmada to win by a length. The filly was then moved up to the highest level when she was sent to Ireland to contest the Group 1 Irish Oaks at the Curragh on 18 July. The Ribblesdale Stakes winner Curvy started favourite ahead of Words (Munster Oaks) and Jack Naylor (Silver Flash Stakes) with Covert Love next in the betting on 7/1 alongside Together Forever.
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In 2003 Chorist began her season on 14 May at York Racecourse when she was ridden by Eddery and finished second to Zee Zee Top in the Listed Middleton Stakes, beaten a length by the winner. On 28 June the filly was partnered by Fallon in the Hoppings Stakes over ten furlongs at Newcastle Racecourse and started favourite against six opponents headed by the Fillies' Trial Stakes winner Monturani. After taking the lead two furlongs out Chorist held off the challenge of Monturani to win the Listed prize by a head. The Group 3 Golden Daffodil Stakes at Chepstow Racecourse on 25 July saw Chorist start the 9/4 second favourite behind Favourable Terms in four-runner field which was completed by Monturani and the 20/1 outsider Cuddles.
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On her raceourse debut Nezwaah started the 8/11 for a maiden race over one mile on the Polytrack surface at Chelmsford City Racecourse on 6 January 2016 in which she was ridden by Jack Mitchell and won by one and a half lengths from Rahyah after taking the lead inside the final furlong. On 1 February at Wolverhampton Racecourse, with Mitchell again in the saddle, the filly started favourite for a handicap over eight and a half furlongs on Tapeta and overcame a slow start to win "readily" by three and a half lengths. Nezwaah was stepped up in class and distance for her debut on turf and sustained her first defeat as she came home third behind We Are Ninety and Beautiful Moring in the Listed Fillies' Trial Stakes over ten furlongs at Newbury Racecourse on 14 May. Harry Bentley took the ride when Nezwaah returned to the synthetic track and started the 3/1 favourite for the Listed Hoppings Stakes at Newcastle Racecourse on 24 June when she was matched against older opponents for the first time.
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