April 19, 2024

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Boardmasters Festival leads fairground fun in Cornwall

World's Fairby World's Fair

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

Mike Hallidayby Mike Halliday

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

Owen Ralphby Owen Ralph

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

David Wraggby David Wragg

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

Owen Ralphby Owen Ralph

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

David Springthorpeby David Springthorpe

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

Owen Ralphby Owen Ralph

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

Lynne Whatmoreby Lynne Whatmore

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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Funfairs and theme parks are good for you!

World's Fairby World's Fair

Experts have agreed that taking a ride on a large fairground attraction can be good for your mind and body as well as good fun. Research has revealed that a visit to a funfair or amusement park can be beneficial for our health and wellbeing …

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Plenty to entertain the crowds at this year’s Whitby Regatta

David Arthurby David Arthur

Despite unfavourable weather Whitby’s residents and visitors turned out to support the regatta and accompanying funfair. The 183rd Whitby Regatta took place over three days from Saturday 12 to Monday 14 August. The event benefited from an improvement in the weather, after the July washout had left …

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