The Carousel Works, A Manufacturer Profile
The carousel was long a mainstay of funfairs and amusements parks throughout the world. As one of the first, big…
Author: jarm69
The companies MD. The original brains behind the business. Sarcastic wit, mainly sensible, with a love of flying, diving and Italian cars.Brought up on the Fairground. Studied electronic engineering and launched a company producing electronic control systems. Eventually moved back into the funfair industry, before launching a corporate entertainment business and moving full time into that.
Blast From The Past, A Look Back At Our Old Blog
I was using the wayback machine recently to look up an old website. In case you don’t know it is…
Newcastle Hoppings, A Major Fair
Newcastle Hoppings is the largest travelling funfair in Europe (though both Nottingham Goose fair and Hull Fair also claim the…
13 Weird Hot Dogs From Around The World
One of our most popular lines happens to be hot dogs. The standard hot dog, with mustard and ketchup has…
Sometimes It’s Not Us It’s Them, Tales Of Misadventures
There are occasions when a sequence of unfortunate occurrences seem to to line up like holes in a Swiss cheese,…
Eyerly Aircraft Company, A Manufacturer Profile
There aren’t a great deal of amusement ride manufacturers that started life building aeroplanes. The American Eyerly Aircraft CO. was…
The Dive Bomber, History Of an Iconic Ride
Most of the early funfair rides were things like carousels, Noah’s arks and dodgems. Exciting rides, but all with a…
Betsy The Camper, One Of Our Quirky Photo Booths
Meet Betsy the camper van. A photo booth with a difference. The original photo booths on the party scene were…
Darts Games, Tips For Winning At The Funfair
There are usually a plethora of darts games at any funfair event. Darts are easy, anyone can throw a dart,…
Our 10 Favourite Jacket Potato Fillings
Jacket spuds, baked taters, call them what you will. Definitely one of our favourite catering options. Especially as in the…
