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Carolina I used to watch that big wheel from my back bedroom window and the different smells wafted across. Oh such happy days. Jean.
 
Carolina I lived in Holte road and a lot of the fair people were our friends and mom visited the two Humphries sisters in Nuneaton until thy passed away. I used to have many free rides on the fair especially the little wheel and I remember Alan used to own that. Isn't it funny after all those years I can remember his name. I never used to get booted off he used to let me stay on. Jean.
 
Thanks for the photo, it looks just like the fair which came each year to Sennely's park, where people from Bartley green, Weoley Castle, and Woodgate would come, brings back many memories for me.
paul
 
Kenko, I lived round the corner in Queens Rd, so was a frequent visitor, seem to remember it was around September or October but no doubt some member will come up with a more precise time - it was a long time ago !! Eric
 
It is still in the same place Carolina. Well it was earlier this year when we went there for the day. Never did visit the Tulip Festival Shardeen.
 
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It is still in the same place Carolina. Well it was earlier this year when we went there for the day. Never did visit the Tulip Festival Shardeen.
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Yes drove past it again last night and all the lights were on. I wonder how it makes any money especially winter time.
 
:strawberry:Not sure Carolina but guess it must if it stays open. Mind you most of the caravan sites near by are open eleven months of the year and being centrally heated these days would use them in the winter.:strawberry:
 
The Tulip Festival later renamed the Spring Festival has been mentioned a few times, the fair was a great addition to an entertaining day. I must have visited every festival for the first 10 years at least. These photos must be from the first one as they are dated 1962.
 

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Bit of a long shot especially on an old post but here goes. I am trying to find out what happened to a man by the name of John Baguley, mother’s name I believe was Beaumont. Apparently his father ran fairs in Birmingham and I believe from gypsy/traveler background. John would be approaching or in his 70s now. He went on to the haulage world, working as an owner driver for Teamhaul and then working with a Steve Watkins from Stadhampton farm in Oxford. Very grateful for any information you may have, Thankyou.
 
After doing a search on the Forum I found earlier posts about a lion escaping from the Onion Fair in Birmingham...
By chance, on a walking history tour of the cemetery local to me in London, I found out about this having occurred!

Frank C Bostock, the man who owned the lion is buried in the cemetery and I found the story here...
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When a lion prowled the streets of Birmingham - BBC News

How a lion-tamer tricked a volatile crowd to prevent a riot after the escape of a ferocious big cat.
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This is his grave...
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Attached photo shows my wife Pat. And myself with our two children.
It must have been taken in the early/mid 60s.
It’s not much to go on but can anyone say where this fairground was.
The only fairs i used to visit as a kid were the onion fair near the Villa ground and the one in Sutton Park and im sure it’s neither of those.
 

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There is one on at Pype Hayes Park at the moment (see below) and a visit to that, might help your son compare and contrast a fair of today with those of yesteryear, in his project. Lots of photographs along with member's memories, can be found on previous threads, searching at the top right of the page under "onion fair" gives a list of a number of such threads.

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My apologies, I hadn't noticed this thread was started 16 years ago, it's a bit late to add to that original school project now...... :rolleyes:
 
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Attached photo shows my wife Pat. And myself with our two children.
It must have been taken in the early/mid 60s.
It’s not much to go on but can anyone say where this fairground was.
The only fairs i used to visit as a kid were the onion fair near the Villa ground and the one in Sutton Park and im sure it’s neither of those.
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as you are sitting on a wall with rides behind could it be dudley zoo...i know they had rides in the 60s

lyn
 
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