Description
This 40-page, full-colour issue includes a history of Portland Fair, once one of the last fairs of the season, and one member’s memories of working there; a pictorial farewell to Coney Beach; an article by the late Tommy Green about other showmen’s organisations that existed alongside the Guild; and Roger Mills writes about a late 19 th century cleric who worked among the travelling community. Plus Mike Willis’ survey of recent machine changes, tributes to the late Arnot Muir, Doug Roseaman’s tips for modelmakers and Mark Gill’s recollections of a fairground artist who helped create an iconic LP sleeve.
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| The Model Tober | Doug Roseaman | Braemore House show, a new drive mechanism for a historic Big Wheel |
| Mark Gill | Some knowledge on Joe Ephgrave | |
| Roundabouts | Mike Willis | Ride movements in the last Quarter |
| A Parish on wheels | Roger Mills | The travels of the Rev J Howard Swinstead |
| Portland Fair | David Palmer | A record of this historic tober. |
| More of an Attraction Now | Rob Twycross | More of Portland Fair |
| Tales from the Treasurer | Simon Reed | The FAGB and the Savage-drawings project. |
| Farewell to Coney Beach | A tribute to Coney Beach, Porthcawl | |
| The Carousel Ring Game | Kath and Eric Collins and the Editor | A description and history of this European and US game |
| Other Organisations | Tommy Green (posthumous) plus William and Julie Proctor | A chronicle of the various organisations who have represented showmen and their associates and suppliers over the years. |
| Tributes(Obituaries) | Alan Ingram Lynn Calladine, Editor | Arnot MuirArnot Muir |
