Description
The June edition of The Fairground Mercury, the quarterly magazine of the Fairground Association of Great Britain, has been posted to all its members. This 40-page, full-colour issue has a cover featuring a brand-new attraction at this year’s Kirkcaldy Links Market. Inside:
- members pay tribute to the late showman Tommy Green,
- Roger Mills surveys the wartime fairground scene to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day,
- Ian Trowell takes a look at the Octopus ride,
- Ned Williams completes his trilogy of articles on the children of JP Collins.
- Mike Willis records all the latest machine changes,
- Doug Roseaman writes about repairing a model fairground now on display in a museum.
Plus lots more!
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| The Model Tober | Doug Roseaman | Avoncroft Museum |
| The Sailor’s Nightmare | Ian Trowell | The history of the Octopus ride |
| Completing the picture | New Williams | James Patrick Collins Bella Collins and their history |
| Tom Clarke | The Editor and Mrs Ruby Herbert (deceased) | The history of Tom Clarke and the Racing Motors |
| Getting Back to Normal | Roger Mills | VE Day and the recovery of fun fairs |
| Tributes(Obituaries) | Tommy Green |
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