All rides will be one pound at a Northampton fair this Easter. The event continues at Abington Park on Good Friday and finishes on Bank Holiday Monday, with characters from Toy story in attendance.Opening times are 12 noon until 8pm with free parking and toilets.Organisers Frank's Fun Fair have promised a "safe and secure family environment". Free pints of Guinness up for grabs in Northampton if you share the name of this pub … [Read more...] about Bank holiday fun fair set for Northampton
Family fun fair
Increased police patrols planned around Hertford fun fair
A traditional fun fair will return to Hertford this Friday to mark the start of the Easter school holidays. Cogger’s Family Fun Fair will arrive at Hartham Common on Friday, April 5, and run through until Sunday, April 14. The annual event promises fun for everyone with Coggers Nationwide Amusements leading back to the famous Biddall shows of the early 1900s. Rides are expected to include the waltzer, carousel and dodgems, as well as inflatables and some delicious treats. The fair draws in crowds year on year and with that, visitors will see an increased police presence to ensure everyone enjoys themselves safely. Officers will be in the areas of Hertford East station as visitors arrive, as well as on Hartham Common on quad bikes. Chief Inspector of East Herts, Stuart Orton, said: “It’s a youth safety partnership focus and we will be pushing Operation Panther which is a joint community safety partnership. “There’ll be increased police patrols to keep young … [Read more...] about Increased police patrols planned around Hertford fun fair
‘I love doing it’: Man brings grandfather’s fun fair back to town after more than 30 years
PUBLISHED: 16:50 18 March 2019 | UPDATED: 16:55 18 March 2019 James Carr Stocks Fun Fair at Bungay during the 1970s. Photo courtesy of William Stocks. Archant A fun fair which has entertained families for generations is set to make a welcome return to a market town. Bert Stocks and his grandson William Stocks. Photo courtesy of William Stocks.For William Stocks the fairground means one thing - family. Since the 1800s his family have been travelling across Suffolk providing countless children with lifelong memories. And after more than 30 years, Stocks Fun Fair will once again be appearing at Outney Common, in Bungay, from April 19 to April 22 and April 25 to April 27.The family-run fair is last thought to have visited the town in the early 80s under the leadership of Bert Stocks. Stocks Fun Fair as it is today. Photo courtesy of William Stocks.However it is now his grandson William Stocks who runs the show. And following advice from his 93-year-old … [Read more...] about ‘I love doing it’: Man brings grandfather’s fun fair back to town after more than 30 years
Robin Hood at Shoreham’s Ropetackle review: Pure panto family fun and entertainment
“Feared by the bad, loved by the good... Robin Hood, Robin Hood, Robin Hood.” Not everyone in the audience at the Ropetackle in Shoreham on Monday night recognised the catchy tune from which that line comes from but I’m sure they know it now and it has been popping into their heads ever since.It certainly has for me, although I’ll admit I was one of those who knew the song. I didn’t, however, know the dance moves – but I do now!My two children, aged three and six, didn’t even know the traditional story of Robin Hood, and they still don’t in fairness, but they do now know that pantos at the Ropetackle are packed with pure family fun and entertainment.LP Creatives have pulled out all the stops when it comes to the must-have panto ingredients of dodgy jokes, silliness and audience participation in the company’s seventh production at the arts centre.There were boos, cheers and chants of ‘oh yes he is’ aplenty. This was … [Read more...] about Robin Hood at Shoreham’s Ropetackle review: Pure panto family fun and entertainment
Christmas festival fun fair
AN old-fashioned fun fair will be among the new attractions at this year’s Henley Christmas Festival. The town council, which is organising the event next Friday evening, says many residents and traders disliked the large Ferris wheel, helter skelter and other rides seen in recent years. Instead there will be smaller and more traditional family attractions including a test-your-strength machine, wooden swing boats and a miniature carousel where the children sit in little aeroplanes. These will be set up in Hart Street, where they will be joined by the town’s firefighters demonstrating their equipment and fire engine. Town and community manager Helen Barnett said: “There won’t be anything too big this time as we had a lot of feedback from people saying they didn’t like it and it was actually putting them off coming. They thought it was too flashy and made the street too crowded so we’ve chosen something more in keeping with Henley. It’s … [Read more...] about Christmas festival fun fair