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A week in the life of… John Henry Murphy, Murphy’s Funfairs

by World's FairSeptember 23, 2022September 25, 2022

Murphy’s Funfairs have been presenting the amusements at Hartlepool’s Headland Carnival for much of the event’s 99 year run. Here John Henry Murphy, the fifth generation of the family to run the carnival fair, talks us through his activities last month. Day one: Monday, August …

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Anthony Harris: getting inside politics to make change happen

by Lynne WhatmoreSeptember 22, 2022September 25, 2022

He’s met the Pope and the Queen, was part of Betty Boothroyd’s campaign team for Commons Speaker, he’s been a local councillor for 18 years and cabinet minister in numerous posts. Anthony Harris knows there’s only one place to be if you want change – …

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Giving back to the community: Nipper Appleton

by Lynne WhatmoreSeptember 8, 2022September 25, 2022

The King’s Lynn Mart outing for disadvantaged children has become an annual fixture in the town, but the man in the centre of it, Nipper Appleton, is involved in much more for the people of the town and beyond. The Showmen at King’s Lynn Mart …

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David Rowland: stepping back from the fairs after a life on the move

by Lynne WhatmoreSeptember 7, 2022September 25, 2022

After more than 50 years traversing the West Country with his business, David Rowland has decided to retire, but the man with “itchy feet” doesn’t plan to give up travelling altogether. David Rowland admits to having “itchy feet” – that’s what took him into the …

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Boxing Gold for Showland’s Sam Hickey

by John KirkbrideSeptember 3, 2022April 16, 2023

Sam Hickey achieved glory at this year’s Commonwealth Games when he took middleweight gold for Scotland. World’s Fair caught up with him recently to find out his hopes for the future. Twenty two year-old Scottish boxer Sam Hickey caught the eye of a number of …

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