Category: Showmen’s Guild

Central Office have been busy progressing our bid for Living Heritage with DCMS in Westminster and across the four countries of the UK as the petition to the Commons nears its 10,000 target We have been busy progressing our bid for Living Heritage with the …

Central Council awards Jnr Vice President Alex James Colquhoun Guild’s highest honour. Junior Vice President Alex James Colquhoun was awarded Life Membership of the Showmen’s Guild at Central Council. The award was proposed by the Scottish Section and is the highest honour the Guild can …

The Showmen’s Guild develops partnership with Bacta at EAG Expo, delivering success for both associations’ members at the January event. The Showmen’s Guild built on their partnership of recent years with Bacta to support the EAG show (Entertainment, Attractions and Games Expo) at London’s ExCeL exhibition centre, …

The first business meeting of the new All Party Parliamentary Group took place in October following the inaugural meeting in June. The meeting took place on 27 October at Westminster Hall, chaired by Swindon North MP Will Stone MP, with: Christabel Robinson, Swindon North Researcher Ashley Fox, …

The Showmen’s Guild and the ACP have made a submission to the Culture, Media and Sport Committee Inquiry on Major Events. The Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Select Committee is holding an inquiry into the issues facing major events, with organisers and facilitators of …

Freemans Event Partners, member of the Showmen’s Guild South Wales Section welcomed Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations. The Princess Royal toured the company’s headquarters on 3 September, taking in the history of the business and unveiling a …

Urgent message for Showmen travelling within or intending to travel inside the M25 & ULEZ area. Many of you with late / recently registered vehicles lorries, with Euro VI (6) engines will be aware, from looking online (https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/ultra-low-emission-zone/larger-vehicles) that you will qualify to travel in …

Responding to recent BBC programmes, Keith Carroll details industry safety statistics at Newcastle luncheon as Freemen Chairman David Wilson praises “magnificent” equipment on the Moor. The Freemen of the City of Newcastle upon Tyne hosted their Hoppings luncheon on 24 June overlooking the ground at …

The Showmen’s Guild and the ACP continue dialogue with the LGA at a critical time for Local Government. The General Secretary and the Public Affairs Manager of the Showmen’s Guild, Joe Mercer and Desmond FitzGerald, along with the Association of Circus Proprietors (ACP), last month …

Alex James Colquhoun details the impact and experiences of Scottish Showpeople during the pandemic and the effects of government decisions on the community. In May, Showmen’s Guild Jnr Vice President Alex James Colquhoun submitted a Written Statement to the Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry and on 10 …