Funfair News and Features
More funfair news and features from around the fairground industry, exclusively for World’s Fair subscribers.
This year’s Stratford Mop was launched in some style, with a local Olympics medal winner joining Guild and civic officials for the opening ceremony on 12 October.On a fine autumn morning, two of the Guild’s top officials joined the elected heads of two local authorities, …
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A round up of the main attractions at Hull Fair, which enjoyed bumper weekends but a quieter midweek due to some unfavourable weather.Hull Fair has been on the rise since the pandemic, returning in 2021 with a bumper year, then record attendances in 2022. Although …
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Despite the possibility of no funfair this year, it all came good in the end for the much anticipated fair in Great Yarmouth.Following several weeks of uncertainty due to council paving works surrounding the site, the Eastern Counties Section were once again able to present …
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Unfavourable weather, financial uncertainty and a later visit than usual combine to blight Showmen’s stay at York Mega Funpark.Soft ground made for a difficult pull-on and build-up for George Rowland Tucker & Son’s stay at The Roko Health Club in York for their Mega Fun …
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A community festival to encourage participation in the creative arts included a celebration of fairgrounds and Showmen as part of September’s World Fun Fair Month.The No Limits festival took place in Normanby Hall near Scunthorpe in September. Now in its fourth year, it predominantly organises …
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With some form of fair in operation in Stokesley since medieval times, the event is still attracting visitors today.This year the annual street fair in Stokesley ran from Wednesday 18 to Saturday 21 September, providing four days of thrills and fun for local youngsters and …
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The unprecedented occurrence of opening on a Sunday took place on what would normally be the build-up day for Abingdon fair, and was hailed as a great success by all.Traditionally, the civic opening of Abingdon fair always took place on the Sunday evening following the …
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From opening day rain to a dry final day, the centuries-old Bridgwater St Matthew’s charter fair – the largest fair in the South West – ends on a positive note.This year St Matthew’s Fair in Bridgwater coincided with the autumn equinox, and the weather made …
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Saturday’s Normanton gala day brought out the crowds in fine weather but persistent rain spoiled Sunday trade at Wakefield’s largest fairThe biggest fair in Wakefield and surrounding towns is without a doubt the one supporting the annual gala. This is particularly the case now there …
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Lord Mayor describes the “unique experience” of Hull Fair at opening ceremony as good weather brings tens of thousands out on first Saturday.As the hotly debated issue of Sunday opening at Hull continues, the tide appears to be turning and there are some representatives within …
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