Fairground Mercury – Vol 47 No 4

Description

In this 40-page, full-colour issue members’ photographs celebrate this year’s back-end run.

• members’ photographs celebrate the festive season’s fairs,
• Ned Williams continues his chronicling of the Collins family,
• Doug Roseaman writes about a Dutch high-tech modelmaker,
• Roger Mills looks at who the 1921 census recorded at an Abingdon fairground,
• Mike Willis lists all the recent machine changes and
• there are exclusive details from KMG of their latest ride.
• A celebration of the 70th birthday this year of Silcock’s Waltzer.

  Jottings, Roundabouts, Feedback, Sales,Bookstall,Helpline
  IAAPA 2024	Jeff Berard
  At the Foot of the Lickeys	Ned Williams	Estelle Fletcher and the Fletcher Family
  The Model Tober	Doug Roseaman
  Lunarix	Amy Kroon	Latest KMG Ride
  Fabulous Waltzer	Ross Jones, Mika Hanna	John Silcock’s Waltzer W28
  One week in June 1921	Roger Mills	The wider Edward’s familiy at Abingdon on Census day 1921. Albert Edward’s
  Spreading My Wings	Martin Burridge	Martin’s memories of 1977 tour of grounds with Dave Edwards. Tewksbury , Bedworth, Stratford on Avon and others
  Tributes(Obituaries)		Chris Coutts, Paul Middleton, Robert Peter Green, Les Ashbolt,Robert Deakin