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Hummer 2008-05-06 03:34:00 Arthur and I were at 3 different events last weekend. At the first of these, we supplied a number of attractions for a private party just North of Newcastle upon Tyne. The estate was absolutely stunning, and must be one of the most impressive private homes we have ever operated at. After setting everything up, the transit van and trailer we were using sank in the soft ground. After 2 hours of trying to dig it out and extricate it using skidmats we were well and truly stuck. Just then the estate owner walked up, dropped a set of keys in my hand and said "I'll leave this with you lads."
As he walked off I spotted the vehicle he had left us, an American Hummer
, the smaller version of the American military Humvee off roader. When I say smaller, its all relative, the Hummer was smaller than s
Green City Festival 2008-05-08 17:03:00 Over the last few years, we have moved most of our business away from traditional fairgrounds and into the corporate arena. However we do take on new funfairs from time to time depending on our corporate workload. Recently we were offered the chance to form a joint venture with another operator to take on a number of new events in the Sheffield area. Although we haven't decided on a trading title yet, we have just secured the first of these events in Hillsborough park over the whitsun bank holiday.
The flyer is pictured below;
It looks a promising event and I will include a full write up here after it has taken place. One of the deciding factors in winning this was our environmental policy, and we will be placing recycling stations and waste collection services around the site.
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Universal Funfairs 2008-05-21 03:38:00 As mentioned in a previous post, we have formed a joint vebture with another operator to acquire and run a number of events in the Yorkshire region. The first of these is in Sheffields Hillsborough Park and the microformat is below for anyone that can make use of the standard;
Green City Festival:
May 25th-
26th,
at the Hillsborough Park Sheffield
We have taken and organised the Read more:Universal
Environmental Friendly Funfair Update 3 2008-05-23 21:03:00 "The diligent farmer plants trees, of which he himself will never see the fruit."
— Cicero
Our environmental sustainability project is progressing nicely. We have the biodegradable consumables and recycling schemes working well, we are using Fairtrade products as standard and our on site waste composter is steaming away merrily. At an event we are running over the weekend, not only are we co Read more:Friendly
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Green Is The Colour 2008-05-31 03:43:00 The recent Green
City Days festival in Sheffield, which we presented under the Universal Funfairs banner along with Yorkshire showman James Holmes saw us undertake the first working trials or our bio diesel initiative. We have been running a test generator on various blends for a while, but this was the first time we used it to actually operate at an event.
Most of the generators there were on va Read more:Colour
Coming Events 2008 2008-06-01 06:30:00 Here are the microformats for some of our upcoming events;
Gainsborough Riverside Festival:
June 7th-
8th,
at Gainsborough, Lincs
Future Perfect Festival:
June 8th
at the Racecourse, Durham City
Yarm Gala:
June 21st-
22nd,
at Yarm, Cleveland
The event in Yarm is a revival of a community festival that hasn't been held in over 100 years, a major br
Thornbridge 2008 2008-06-03 16:46:00 For the past 3 years we have provided attractions to the annual Thornbridge Hall open day. This is one of the most stunning private estates in the country, and the 6th July is one of the very few days that members of the public are allowed into the estate.
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Hectic Times 2008-06-16 19:45:00 I tend to read a lot, everything from fiction through to autobiographies. Reading the success stories of many businesses it seems they have a commen thread, an individual with exceptional drive, energy and flair. Within our business that person is Arthur. Pictured below is this human dynamo at the recent ball we operated at in Bristol.
What happened is that Arthur was running a college event Fri Read more:Hectic
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The Lunatics Are In Charge Again 2008-07-03 18:05:00 The very first stall of my own that I operated was a shooting gallery. It used the Brocock range of pistols which looked like real guns and used a clever system of mini air cartridges which resembled bullets. You charged the cartridge up, placed a pellet in the end and then loaded the pistol just like you see the cowboys doing it on telly. You then had 6 rapid shots, opened the cylinder and ejecte Read more:Again
Help From HM Constabulary 2008-06-30 03:25:00 The recent event we attended at Yarm, (the revival of its gala after about 70 years) turned out to be quite a success. We only attended with a Big Wheel, helter skelter, round stall and catering unit, due to the fact that we were positioned right outside a shop that is renowned for its rabid opposition to Yarm fair. The shops owner must have an automatic system for complaining to the local papers,
Birth Of A Cult 2008-06-26 17:38:00 When we started this blog it was meant to be a mix of information on the fairground industry, personal views and a lighthearted look at our adventures (and misadventures) in the world of corporate entertainment.
Over time the stories of Arthur have attracted a steady following. Indeed its quite normal on meeting a client for the first time for them to become excited at the thought of meeting Arth
The Nation Undressed 2008-07-23 05:39:00 We had an interesting week just gone, perfectly illustrating the wide variety of jobs we undertake. We started off by travelling down to Godstone in Surrey on a Tuesday afternoon. Once there we set up a number of attractions ready for the arrival the next day of Trinny and Susannah for their Undress the Nation series. We were providing a traditional village fete backdrop to make the program a litt Read more:Undressed
Who Do We Help 2008-07-21 18:17:00 I've just encountered an interesting problem. We switched our catering units to Fairtrade a while back and since then we have used only Fairtrade sugar on the candy floss carts. Whilst picking up some sugar from a supermarket for a last minute job I took the time to read the blurb on the back of 2 different packets. The Tate and Lyle packet made a big splash about how they were switching their ent
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