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Skeggy

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Travelling Fairs

« on: August 07, 2007, 10:20:12 PM »

Was watching 'How We were' on TV tonight and they were showing scenes of the visiting Fair in Boston Market Place in the 1950's I used to love the travelling fair when I was a kid.

Has soon as they arrived on our local park we would go and see if we could help set up, they used to give you free ride tickets if you helped them. My favourite ride was the whip, there was a peddle on the car floor if you pushed it with you foot as it swung you round and released it the car would whip round really fast. I also liked the speedway and the Cape walk, though i didnt care for the waltzes that spun you round and round lol.
The music was great especially the Rock n Roll tunes, we used to love Jerry Lee lewis's 'Great balls of fire and little richard's tutti Fruity. But the sound i loved the best was Johnny and the hurricans 'Rocking Goose'.
In my teens we would go once a year to Nottingham's Goose Fair.. I used to love to sample the food there.. my favourite was Mushy Peas and Mince sauce and Candyfloss (strange you never see anyone eating candyfloss these days lol.

Happy Days


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Val

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Re: Travelling Fairs

« Reply #1 on: August 08, 2007, 05:52:10 AM »

The first time my oldest lad had a candy floss he dusted the floor with it. Grin

I think it comes in bags now not twirled round on a stick.


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mac

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Re: Travelling Fairs

« Reply #2 on: August 08, 2007, 01:48:14 PM »

its still there Skeggy but its not healthy anymore !
but then what is ?


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smiler

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Re: Travelling Fairs

« Reply #3 on: September 04, 2007, 03:46:24 PM »

going to the `STAR` fair,and hanging around the `doggems`
listening to the glenn miller band..........blasting out
`ELMERS TUNE`..................................DEAFENING
those were the days, my friend !


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Skeggy

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Re: Travelling Fairs

« Reply #4 on: September 04, 2007, 07:07:47 PM »

was that just before or after the war smiler...with me it was more Elvis P or Jerry lee Lewis and chuck berry.

I love to watch the film Saturday Night and Sunday morning. Part of the film is shot on location at Nottingham's Goose Fair.


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smiler

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Re: Travelling Fairs

« Reply #5 on: September 05, 2007, 08:42:37 AM »

Skeggy.
must have been after i think....the record then if i
remember right were 4 shillings & tuppence halpenny
on a plum coloured label.we went to Nottingham goose
fair once, on our way back from Scotland. cant realy
remember much about it though !

i used to get "music in the Miller mood" through the
internet site. although i can still get the site, can
not get any sound. speakers are all ok though ! pity..


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mac

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Re: Travelling Fairs

« Reply #6 on: September 05, 2007, 02:46:13 PM »

Hi skeggy
you can get it on CD now !


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william

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Re: Travelling Fairs

« Reply #7 on: September 05, 2007, 06:05:07 PM »

I remeber the fairs(we called em feasts) when every village had a feast week.Saturday morning the traction engines pulling the trailers with all the feast stuff on em would parade through the village, then they went to the field where the feasters worked like mad to get everything running before pub closing time.
there were coconut shys, skittles, darts, roll a penny, dodgems, chair a planes and many more things. It stayed a week then went to another village.


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mac

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Re: Travelling Fairs

« Reply #8 on: September 06, 2007, 09:57:04 AM »

How come we can remember all that way back
and forget yesterday !! lol Grin


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Val

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Re: Travelling Fairs

« Reply #9 on: September 06, 2007, 10:52:28 AM »

Yesterday? crikey I can't remember this morning. Grin


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william

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Re: Travelling Fairs

« Reply #10 on: September 17, 2007, 04:21:09 PM »

This w/e the circus is coming to town.Not sure if its just the circus or if there will be other things.
Saw the advert on the lamp post,thats how we advertise in this village lol


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Val

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Re: Travelling Fairs

« Reply #11 on: September 18, 2007, 12:29:31 PM »

We've just had a circus, its gone now, I've never liked them though even as a kid.


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mac

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Re: Travelling Fairs

« Reply #12 on: September 18, 2007, 01:06:16 PM »

Hi Val
It seems a thing of the past now for many reasons
it just doesnt excite the kids anymore
and the animals...........should they really be there ?
I used to like it at one time but there was nothing else.


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william

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Re: Travelling Fairs

« Reply #13 on: September 18, 2007, 07:10:37 PM »

I dont agree with animals being used,except the horses, it was good to watch the acrobats jumping on and standing on thier hands on the horses. I wont be going to this one.


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mac

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Re: Travelling Fairs

« Reply #14 on: September 19, 2007, 03:16:56 PM »

Oh,but i do love a good `panto`
I go every year and take all seven of the grandkids its great fun and one of the few times we are together !


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