Photos from Studland Country Fair in 2001

Purbeck came alive with fun and games for the 12th annual event of its kind.

Thousands of visitors congregated over the two days to experience a line-up of entertainment for the whole family.

The Daily Echo and Advertiser-backed event featured three different areas hosting various attractions.

Charity stalls, craft outlets, helicopter rides, clowns, puppeteers, dancers and the Studland Youth Theatre Group all delivered a great summer day out.

There were rides and dodgems, sideshows, jousting, trampolines, a bucking bronco and a simulator ride.

Studland Country Fair-Pic: having a good old pillow fight: James Gosling (11), and Daniel Gosling (13) from Sandbanks.

Traditional country skills were demonstrated throughout the fair, including thatching, hurdle making, bodging, stone walling, spinning and lace-making. And instead of sheep-shearing there was a display of shearing equipment throughout the ages.

White-knuckle entertainment was supplied by Adam's Axemen, as well as a motorcycle display team.

For the hungry, a range of catering outlets satisfied all sorts of appetites with barbecues, ice creams, teas and real ales!

Studland Country Fair-Pic: making a fresh brew-members of Doris's WI Tea Tent

A display of vintage cars, motorcycles and lorries kept vehicle enthusiasts more than entertained, and three fields were allocated for parking for 1,200 cars.

Darts legend Les Wallace got the events off to a flying start with a tournament featuring more than 100 darts players.