Over for another year, Appleby Horse Fair has left Fair Hill.

And, the residents are now able to get back to day-to-day life.

The big clean started and while most bagged their rubbish and put it to the side of the road, some of the thousands of visitors to the area left their mark.

Fields were covered in litter, including tents and even a destroyed caravan was left by the wayside.

The annual event has been part of Appleby for hundreds of years and some years are quieter than others. This year has had a few moments where the police or the RSPCA needed to get involved.

Chief Inspector Rob Melloy said: “There had been a couple of incidents posted on social media, which we’re aware of and have either dealt with or are dealing with, but on the whole, this year’s fair has been a positive one.

“We, and our partner animal welfare charities, have a significant presence at the fair, and this year’s team was the biggest yet, but we can’t be everywhere and inevitably, despite our best efforts, there will be things that we just don’t see."

Over the weekend there was a reduction in welfare incidents with 131 people given advice during the event, down from 198 last year and the lowest figure since 2010.

Temporary Chief Superintendent Rob O’Connor said: "The fair has gone as we expected it to, the number of arrests and incidents we dealt with are similar to previous years.

"We expect some crime and disorder, when you have 2,500 people who live in the town see that number jump to 30 or 40,000 over a weekend.

"The crime we saw reported, is no different to what we see across towns and cities round the country on a Saturday night."

During the fair eight people were arrested and over 50 fixed penalty notices were issued for offences such as parking in areas marked as off limits.