Category: Interviews

Lancashire Showman and former national Showmen’s Guild president David Wallis reflects on his long career – and why his Ice Maze works so well. “I don’t go chasing places now just for the money,” says David as we catch up during a week off the …

The ‘travelling author’ Claire Danter has written a series of educational story books to teach children about what life is like on the fairgrounds as well as some key lessons in life. Bill Lane met with Claire to find out more. Claire Danter first started …

In the month of Notts & Derbys backend favourites Nottingham Goose Fair and Ilkeston Charter Fair, World’s Fair speaks to former Section Chairman Keith James. As young children, Keith James and his sister Sandra would spend much of Goose Fair hiding in their parents’ round …

Actress, singer and dancer Melissa Jessica Amer has already written two plays, and her latest project is due to hit the boards in October. We caught up with her recently to find out more. Within these pages we’ve told the stories of numerous people born …

The ‘boys’ that built M&Ds Scotland’s Theme Park have also had an interesting life in the road. Brothers Mattie & Douglas Taylor take a nostalgic look back on the business. Look to the other side as you pass Hamilton services on the M74 heading to/from …

From humble beginnings on Redcar seafront, Stanley Reeves, along with his wife Debbie, have created a business to be reckoned with. S&D Leisure’s Moose Bar is a well-known sight at major fairs in the UK and appeared recently at Newcastle Town Moor, where it served …

Simon DeVey tells World’s Fair the history of Anderton and Rowland, the West Country’s largest fairground operator, & his hopes for the future of the business. To those not already familiar with the Anderton & Rowland (A&R) story, two things are likely to come as …

Over the past five decades, Stewart Robinson has built up his family’s business into one of Yorkshire’s premier funfair providers. But he started with just a single machine. “Juveniles and slot machines are all I remember as a kid,” says Stewart. “Then my dad went …

In an idyllic setting in Gloucestershire, World’s Fair spoke to Showman Arthur Price Jnr about Price’s traditional Great British Funfair as the firm unveils its new dodgem track. We caught up with Arthur Price Jnr and his family in the beautiful surroundings of Beechenhurst, in the …

It’s 15 years since James Mellors Jnr and his brother Edward of Mellors Group quit the regular fairground circuit. So what have they been doing since? What haven’t they been doing… Today the Mellors Group‘s operations range from Fantasy Island and Skegness Pier to ‘pop-up’ …