From Our Fair Reporter:   prev, Gallery Page 1 I welcome you from the top of Walton Street on a bright morning here in Hull, where I'm experiencing some of the exciting preparations for this year's Hullywood Oscars.

Wallis's are stretched to accommodate all the arrivals

As fairground attractions from all over the country begin arriving in the city, fair-minded people from around the world are making their way here to participate in all the glitz and glamour of the occasion.

Walton Street this morning

Hank's for coming........and so are his mates!
Local resident Ella Street summed up the mood of the people by declaring "You can hear the fair from our garden on a night". Tom, who's flown in especially, added " I don't feel like a gump anymore - I've been hankering to be here for years. You just don't get anything like this out our way". Both will vote for Vertigo in this year's Best Ride category.

The view from Skidby Rise	Walk This Way	City Hall this week

Away from the hubbub of the main fairground, Walton Street is beginning to take on the appearance of a caravan train, just-arrived in an exotic oasis. Stalls selling local delicacies are going up along with those of good fortune-tellers, and I can see three teams of very sporting hawkers marking out their pitches as I speak. As I wandered through the sideshows, Bob let on "Carver's will be a favourite for Most Satisfying Attraction".

Excitement builds	Jaws Dropping	Love at fairsite

They can't wait for the fun to start		Top City
I hand you back to our Construction Correspondent, Mo Selecta, for an update on how thing's are going together. How does it all look from where you are, Mo?

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