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    John L reacted to Ray Barrett's post in the thread Fairgrounds with Appreciate Appreciate.
    My dad told me about the escaped lion at Aston quite recently,he was there,I believe it was 1924.He said all the children from Aston and...
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    John L reacted to Bishopsmate's post in the thread Fairgrounds with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I remember Bob Wilsons fair coming to the land on the corner of Haslucks Green Road/Stratford Road every Whitsun. It then went on to...
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    John L reacted to Elizabeth Redmond's post in the thread Fairgrounds with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Bob Wilsons was the fair at the Tulip Festival in Cannon Hill Park, i remember smaller fairs popping up in various parts of Birmingham...
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    John L reacted to Mike Fisher's post in the thread Fairgrounds with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I was a spark man in the cubs display at the Jamboree in Sutton Park
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    John L reacted to dek carr's post in the thread Fairgrounds with Appreciate Appreciate.
    As a resident of Sutton Coldfield you will know of the Fair that was located in Sutton Park. The main one that i remember was the...
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    John L reacted to Elizabeth Redmond's post in the thread Fairgrounds with Appreciate Appreciate.
    https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fun-Fairs-UK/48107257231#!/pages/Fun-Fairs-UK/48107257231 There are lots of photos of all sorts of rides...
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    John L reacted to mikejee's post in the thread Fairgrounds with Appreciate Appreciate.
    It might be worth looking at the national fairground archive at https://www.nfa.dept.shef.ac.uk/holdings/collections/lee.html . The...
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    John L reacted to Lincolnshire poacher's post in the thread Fairgrounds with Appreciate Appreciate.
    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...
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    John L reacted to A Sparks's post in the thread Fairgrounds with Appreciate Appreciate.
    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...
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    John L reacted to carolina's post in the thread Fairgrounds with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Here is a photo of the fair in 1960.
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    John L replied to the thread Fairgrounds.
    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...
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    John L reacted to Wendy's post in the thread Fairgrounds with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I remeber the fair in Sutton Park by town gate this was when the town carnival was on. This was a big highlight for us children in the...
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    John L reacted to Elizabeth Redmond's post in the thread Fairgrounds with Appreciate Appreciate.
    When i was in my teens everybody knew about the Tulip festival at Cannon hill park, The whole park was given over to everything Dutch...
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    John L reacted to Frothblower's post in the thread Happy birthday Frothblower with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Thanks for your birthday wishes. Yes I’m still alive and kicking
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    John L replied to the thread Happy birthday Frothblower.
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