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September heatwave provides historic boost for Witney Feast

by Desmond FitzGeraldOctober 20, 2023October 20, 2023

Bob Wilson’s Funfairs embarked on the backend run in earnest this year with the 780th anniversary of Witney Feast. The annual Witney Feast has been held since 1243, and this year there was an air of continuing summer as the September heatwave brought out the …

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Another impressive line-up at Neath Great Fair

by Garfield JenkinsOctober 17, 2023October 17, 2023

Showmen from around the UK come together once again in Neath to present the largest Guild fair in South Wales. This year’s Neath Great Fair was held at Milland Road in the historic market town of Neath, from Tuesday 12 to Saturday 16 September. Once …

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Boardmasters Festival leads fairground fun in Cornwall

by World's FairOctober 11, 2023October 11, 2023

From Wednesday 9 to Sunday 13 August the annual Boardmasters Festival took place in Cornwall. The surfing championships took place on Fistral Beach at Newquay, and the huge Boardmasters Festival 2023 was held on a large site between Newquay and just above Watergate Bay. Over …

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New Wirral Summer Festival likely to grow in stature

by Mike HallidayOctober 10, 2023October 10, 2023

The demise of the Wirral Show years ago left many disappointed, but the new Summer Festival, incorporating the funfair, shows promise for the future. For many years, residents of the Wirral Peninsular would flock to the area of New Brighton promenade known as ‘The Dips’, …

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Summer Daze livens up the school holidays at Trafford Centre

by Owen RalphOctober 9, 2023October 9, 2023

Two years after breaking ground at the Trafford Centre, it was another relaunch for Big Bee Events’ Summer Daze funfair at the Manchester shopping mall. Since the firm’s first event in summer 2021, when the prospect of staying put in one place for several weeks …

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Two nights of fireworks at Nottingham Riverside Festival

by David WraggOctober 9, 2023October 9, 2023

Food, fireworks, market stalls and bars join one of the country’s longest street fairs for Nottingham’s annual Riverside Festival. Nottingham’s famous Riverside Festival returned from Friday 4 to Sunday 6 August. Last year, in a bid to avoid overcrowding, the festival’s popular firework display was …

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Abie puts the beach back into Birmingham

by Owen RalphOctober 8, 2023October 8, 2023

Once again this summer, Brummies could dig for sand in Digbeth as Danter Attractions brought its beach-themed fun fair back to the city centre. Whilst Weston-super-Mare enjoys a reputation as one of the closest and most popular seaside resorts for people from Birmingham, organiser Abie …

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Free rides go down a treat at Stamford fair

by David SpringthorpeOctober 7, 2023October 7, 2023

People with special needs get the VIP treatment at Ashley and William Wood’s Stamford Summer Fair. Groups of people with special needs were treated to a VIP visit to the fair when brothers Ashley and William Wood presented the Summer Fair on Stamford recreation ground. …

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Beach, boats and summer fun at Heaton Park fair

by Owen RalphOctober 3, 2023October 3, 2023

It was a case of “I do like to beside the boating lake” for Carousel Fun Fairs this summer at Manchester’s Heaton Park. Occupying the same site used by various other lessees during the season, Come to the Beach ran from July 22 to September …

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Stevens first Showman to bring rides to Sandringham

by Lynne WhatmoreOctober 2, 2023October 2, 2023

As the King’s Sandringham estate hosted its first live concert over the bank holiday, Stevens Amusements were there to provide the fun of the fair. Stevens Amusements broke new ground over the August bank holiday when they became the first Showmen ever to bring rides …

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