Believe me, I said, there’s nothing rural about this urban borough’s attempt at a country fair - Comment - Voices - The Independent

Believe me, I said, there’s nothing rural about this urban borough’s attempt at a country fair - Comment - Voices - The Independent

It’s hard to think of the Borough of Lambeth as very rural. One does not readily associate its districts – Brixton, Streatham, Clapham, Kennington – with the bosky delights of the English countryside. Few residents of Tulse Hill or Stockwell encounter a sheep, a tractor or indeed a blade of grass on a day-to-day basis. But despite these drawbacks, the Lambeth Country Show has been a big draw for decades ...