May 19, 2024
Funfairs

Two nights of fireworks at Nottingham Riverside Festival

David Wraggby David Wragg

Food, fireworks, market stalls and bars join one of the country’s longest street fairs for Nottingham’s annual Riverside Festival. Nottingham’s famous Riverside Festival returned from Friday 4 to Sunday 6 August. Last year, in a bid to avoid overcrowding, the festival’s popular firework display was …

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Abie puts the beach back into Birmingham

Owen Ralphby Owen Ralph

Once again this summer, Brummies could dig for sand in Digbeth as Danter Attractions brought its beach-themed fun fair back to the city centre. Whilst Weston-super-Mare enjoys a reputation as one of the closest and most popular seaside resorts for people from Birmingham, organiser Abie …

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Free rides go down a treat at Stamford fair

David Springthorpeby David Springthorpe

People with special needs get the VIP treatment at Ashley and William Wood’s Stamford Summer Fair. Groups of people with special needs were treated to a VIP visit to the fair when brothers Ashley and William Wood presented the Summer Fair on Stamford recreation ground. …

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Showmen go over the sea to Lerwick for Tall Ships Race

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Enthusiast John Marshall got in touch with World’s Fair to tell us about the Showmen who took a fair – and the ferry – to the Shetland Isles for the Tall Ships Race. Lerwick in the Shetland Islands doesn’t get too many visits from a funfair …

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Chatterbox, September 2023

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Photos from around Showland with World’s Fair’s Chatterbox – originally published in World’s Fair newspaper September 2023 issue. You can buy a copy of the print edition here. Reuben and Evelyn Guest helping dad, Alan Guest, in the family’s darts hoopla at the Smallwood Vintage …

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Beach, boats and summer fun at Heaton Park fair

Owen Ralphby Owen Ralph

It was a case of “I do like to beside the boating lake” for Carousel Fun Fairs this summer at Manchester’s Heaton Park. Occupying the same site used by various other lessees during the season, Come to the Beach ran from July 22 to September …

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Stevens first Showman to bring rides to Sandringham

Lynne Whatmoreby Lynne Whatmore

As the King’s Sandringham estate hosted its first live concert over the bank holiday, Stevens Amusements were there to provide the fun of the fair. Stevens Amusements broke new ground over the August bank holiday when they became the first Showmen ever to bring rides …

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Funfairs and theme parks are good for you!

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Experts have agreed that taking a ride on a large fairground attraction can be good for your mind and body as well as good fun. Research has revealed that a visit to a funfair or amusement park can be beneficial for our health and wellbeing …

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Back to basics with ADIPS – Chemicals

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ADIPS General Manager Carl Hagemann looks at the health risks of hazardous substances and how to handle them safely. As you know, hazardous substances are used for a variety of tasks, from simple cleaning operations to complex chemical processes. Hazardous substances have the potential to …

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Flying Bob proves very popular on Central Pier in Blackpool

David Powderleyby David Powderley

Central Pier’s Flying Bob didn’t quite get off to a flying start, thanks to a fire and Covid, but the ride is now attracting plenty of attention from visitors to the iconic pier. Blackpool’s Central Pier, owned by the Sedgwick family under the banner of …

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