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The family were staying at the neighbouring Trecco Bay, a vast caravan park that helps ensure a steady stream of customers for the fair during the summer months.

It will apply to people staying in hotels, hostels, guest houses, B&Bs, self-catering accommodation, camp sites and caravan parks.

"That need for stability applies equally to travelling showpeople who live in chalets and caravans in accordance with their cultural heritage."

Holed up in the caravan park her family owns, Emily White's voice choked up as she explained her fear and surprise.

"We would sometimes book a caravan somewhere when that happened," Shona says, "just to have power".