Funfair News and Features
Local Showman Jack Rose and his team pulled off a bit of nostalgia at this year’s Banbury Steam Rally funfair by adding two pieces of equipment well known to many enthusiasts.Skid rideMy last recollection of a Skid appearing at a Banbury rally was back in …
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Showmen’s engine returns to Shropshire town to celebrate Bastock, Collins and Harris.The mid-Shropshire town of Shifnal held its annual charter fair and carnival during the last weekend of June, with carnival day on Saturday 29. Despite the town only having a population of around 8,000 …
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William Silcock and Charlotte Izzard celebrated their engagement with a party for family and friends at The Grand Hotel Warrington on 4 June. Dancing continued late into the night, giving the couple a very special evening to remember. William & Charlotte celebrating their engagement. With …
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During the Cambridge Midsummer Fair in June, 200 children from Cambridgeshire special needs schools were treated to a free morning at the fair courtesy of the Showmen. The event was organised by the Eastern Counties Section and the Rotary Club of Cambridge Rutherford. The guests …
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‘Live’ dinosaurs were a popular feature for the children alongside the attractions in this tokens only Greens funfair at Wendover.Green’s Family Fun Fair presented their funfair in the Buckinghamshire market town of Wendover for three days from Friday 14 to Sunday 16 June. The fair operated …
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On Saturday 6 July, Spennymoor’s annual gala was staged in the town’s Jubilee Park and once again the weather was kind.Although there was a fine drizzle for 10 to 15 minutes, it soon cleared, and the High Street in Spennymoor was packed with people enjoying …
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The Irish Showman shares some of the rides he’s travelled over the years with family firm Murray’s Fun Fairs, whose season starts in Northern Ireland, before moving south from mid-May onwards.Early years Going back to my childhood days, my dad built his own dodgem track. …
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A set of Victorian Gallopers is finally entertaining the public once again after a long and painstaking restoration.In 2009 Malcolm Potts, a heating engineer from Cambridge, made what he describes as an ‘impulse purchase’ from Beamish Museum in County Durham, and in the process became …
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Read the September 2024 edition of World’s Fair right here in flipbook format!Thank you to everyone who has subscribed.If you wish to purchase a print copy, you can do so here:https://worldsfair.co.uk/product/worlds-fair-newspaper-september-2024-print-edition/To open in full page, click the arrows button on the bottom right.To zoom in, click …
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Erika and Eddy Pinder have once again produced a performance full of thrills, spills and top class entertainment for all the family.I have seen many productions from Pinders Circus over the years and thoroughly enjoy my visits. It seems the show gets better each time …
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