Category: Showmen’s Guild

Neil Calladine, long-time correspondent for World’s Fair and loyal fairground supporter, receives council award from his home town. The year 1991 was an important one for World’s Fair correspondent Neil Calladine. When for the first time in living memory, Proctors (Nottm) Fun Fairs Ltd did not bring …

Alex James Colquhoun, Scottish Section Chairman, elected Vice President of the European Showmen’s Union at Monaco Congress. At the first in-person European Showmen’s Union (ESU) conference for three years, Showmen’s Guild Scottish Section Chairman Alex James Colquhoun was elected as one of the new vice …

In November, Nipper Appleton was on our TV screens in the documentary We Are England. Now, this long-time committee member and organiser of special needs days has been recognised by the Guild for his work. King’s Lynn Mart luncheon The King’s Lynn Mart luncheon was …

Showmen’s Guild President John Thurston speaks on the promising start to the fairground season, the shadow of Covid-19 and its impact on Guild work, getting Showmen’s message across, countering misinformation and making the Guild stronger. As we welcomed the start of the new season with …

Over the last 40 years, the opportunity for Showmen’s children to access and succeed in education has changed enormously. For many years the education of children from travelling families was a contentious issue, with most of them reaching young adulthood with very little formal learning …

Guild President John Thurston speaks on appointment of new General Secretary, educational support, our identity as Showmen, Parliamentary support and local authority Planning support. New General Secretary: By the time this goes to press the Guild hopefully will have a new General Secretary in post. …

Rents, public entertainment licensing and lack of protection for fairs highlighted as Chairman seeks support from politicians at Scottish Section’s annual civic luncheon. The Showmen’s Guild is not just a business association, it’s a cultural community recognised as such across Europe, Scottish Section Chairman Alex …

Guild President John Thurston speaks on the never-ending business season overtaking Guild AGM attendances, Management and ADIPS meetings, and the successful presentation of Showmen on the BBC show ‘We Are England’ with Nipper Appleton and John Birch. Business season overtakes Guild AGM attendance: November must …

Hambleton leader announces council waiving costs for Northallerton May Fair next year as “parting gift” to the Showmen. As the post-lunch speeches finished and the event started to draw to a close, the Leader of Hambleton District Council, Cllr Mark Robson, got up to announce …

There were special awards for four long serving North West Showmen and their partners at the Showmen’s Guild Lancashire Section AGM held at the Irish World Heritage Centre in Cheetham Hill, Manchester, on November 11. In addition to the Showman of the Year presentation to …