Category: Funfairs

After nine straight weeks in Northampton and a week in Peterborough, John Scarrott & Sons returned to Northampton for the annual Caribbean Carnival. The location for the carnival was the Old Racecourse ground, where the family had been open for three weeks over the May …

Silcock’s Fun Fairs made their annual trip over the Pennines to support Todmorden’s carnival festivities. Todmorden Carnival took place on Saturday 23 May in the pleasant surroundings of Centre Vale Park on Burnley Road, where John Silcock presented a large funfair in support of the …

Paultons Park in Hampshire launched a new themed area ahead of May’s half term holidays, bringing with it a tried-and-tested theme and two new rides including a first for the UK. The family-owned theme park on the edge of the New Forest in Ower, near …

Despite a forecast of showers, dry and sunny weather prevailed throughout the Wells May Fair, the charter for which was granted in 1201. Opening on Friday 1 and Saturday 2 May in the ancient square in the shadow of Wells Cathedral, a finer setting for …

Ashley Wood Funfairs presented a Spring Bank Holiday fair on Play Close Park, just behind the shops in Melton Mowbray town centre, opening from Thursday 21 to Monday 25 May, from 4pm weekdays and 12 noon over the bank holiday weekend. The first hour on …

Reach’s one day May Day Fair comes up trumps with the weather as this tiny village triples in size for the traditional May Day Festival. There’s no shop in this tiny village (although a couple of pubs) yet it more than triples in size as …

Another spring funfair affected by this year’s disappointing weather and the ongoing rise in basic costs for both Showmen and fairgoers The Northern Section of the Showmen’s Guild returned to Northallerton for the annual May Day Bank Holiday weekend fair, opening on the high street …

After a break of several years a dodgem track featured among the attractions at Scuttlebrook Wake in the Cotswold market town of Chipping Campden. The origin of this one-day event is unknown, but Scuttlebrook Wake has been going for several centuries. Held on the Saturday …

In mid March, James and Claire Danter received an e-mail from Tewkesbury Borough Council inviting them to attend the mayor-making ceremony on Monday 18 May. Much to their delight, the e-mail also stated they had, in fact, been nominated for an award. The ceremony took place in the …

Ground drainage works reduce the size of Newcastle Town Moor Hoppings, but organisers Crow Events reassure the public of a still-spectacular fair. With the announcement in April that Newcastle Town Moor Hoppings was to be reduced in size for the second time in three years …