Funfair News and Features
Summer can be a fairly hectic time for Showmen and Anderton & Rowlands were kept busy in June entertaining fairgoers in the West Country.Following a successful bank holiday stay at Paignton, where the last two days of their fair coincided with the Riviera Air Show, …
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Hoppings tenants thanked for their efforts in protecting Newcastle Town Moor amid soggy and difficult ground conditions.The Freemen of Newcastle upon Tyne hosted their Hoppings luncheon at St James’ Park on Monday 24 June, a few days after the fair had opened.The main focus and …
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Despite the many challenges of 2024, the UK’s Showmen & women made the revised layout of the Hoppings event at Newcastle Town Moor work well.The Hoppings takes place on the Town Moor on the Great North Road in the city of Newcastle, and as the …
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Photos from around Showland with World’s Fair’s Chatterbox – originally published in World’s Fair newspaper August 2024 issue. You can buy a copy of the print edition here. Three John Locks – father, son and grandson – at the presentations for the Showmen’s International football …
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President John Thurston speaks on council concerns including increasing ground rents and lack of facilities, the difficulties of building relationships with changing SAG teams and hopes that the new government will pursue Intangible Cultural Heritage status.Much as expected, the rain and the football continued to …
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It’s over a decade since Billy Williams left the North Wales coast, but he can’t get the beach out of his system. Or big wheels, too, for that matter.When he and his brother Adam were growing up, Billy’s parents operated amusements in Rhyl and later …
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Poulton Gala, an age-old tradition with a history dating back over 200 years, ran over the first weekend in June with Gore’s Fun Fairs part of the entertainment.The gala celebrations all centred around the Cottam Hall playing fields and returning for a second year was …
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Dedicated to working for the members of the Northern Section, Arthur Robert Moody never turned away anyone who needed his help. “If it’s right, it’s …
Whyatts present tokens fair but no charge for entry on the village green at Cottenham Family Fun Park.Whyatts Amusements presented the Family Fun Park on the village green in Cottenham, just a few miles north of Cambridge. It opened over two weekends from Thursday 9 …
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Rennie Manning of the Showman’s London Section Golf Society recently organised a golf tournament followed by a Summer Ball to raise money for the Essex and Herts Air Ambulance in memory of Robert Michell, who sadly passed away suddenly on 14 July 2023.The event was …
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