Category: Interviews

Week in, week out, Derek Charles (‘DC’) Slater’s colourful depictions of famous faces can be seen on dozens of fairgrounds across the UK. World’s Fair catches up with the prolific fairground artist and Scottish Section Showman. DC started painting at the age of 15, doing traditional …

There may be fewer amusement arcades on the grounds these days, but many static arcades are operated by Showmen. We catch up with John Graham on the South coast to get the low-down on his successful Hollywood Slots business. Showman John Graham currently operates two …

As King’s Lynn Mart rolls around again, Nipper Appleton will be in his element as the fair’s chief steward. Here, he tells World’s Fair about eight decades of keeping the ‘show’ on the road. Still counting the cost of Christmas (“It’s expensive when you’re got …

From travelling fairs to running holiday parks isn’t as big a leap as you might think, as Sunnyvale Holiday Park owner Dean Deakin told us when we caught up with him recently. Numerous Showmen over the years have veered from the traditional path of travelling …

It’s seven years since the Sedgwick family became the sole owner of Blackpool’s three amusement piers, after operating rides and attractions on them since the mid-1990s. PJ Sedgwick speaks to World’s Fair about the highs and lows that followed. When Peter Sedgwick Snr purchased North Pier …

James Henry Holmes runs from Nottingham Goose Fair to Hull Fair to raise money for a worthy Showman’s charity. James Henry Holmes is no stranger to putting on his running shoes to raise funds for causes he believes in, but his latest adventure was truly …