Charter Day traces its origins back to the year 1300 when King Edward I granted Topsham the right to hold a weekly Saturday market and annual fair by Royal Charter. The Saturday market remains a popular weekly event but, following the demise of the town Carnival in 2015 after many years, a group of Topsham residents decided to fill the void with an annual fair to commemorate the granting of the town's charter – and so Charter Day was born. On the first Charter Day, banners made by local schoolchildren were hung from the buildings in Fore Street as Topsham travelled back in time to medieval days.

You can find out more about this historic Topsham day and all the activies going on in the town here: https://lovetopsham.co.uk/2023/08/02/charter-day/