was unveiled on Hill Farm, one of the fair green's older buildings. A custom in the fair is for the mayor and other councillors to throw pennies into the crowd for the young people. Since 1201, the Bank Holiday Monday fair has been cancelled only four times, twice in the 17th century due to the English Civil War and twice again due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021. Village life The village is home to "The Dyke's End", a public house which was saved from closure by the villagers, and which was visited by Prince Charles at that time. Primary school children attend Swaffham Prior primary school whilst secondary pupils usually go to Bottisham Village College. References External links Reach Village – including Reach Fair Dyke's End Pub Reach Civil parishes in Cambridgeshire East Cambridgeshire District