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	Fairground a mix of interests
		On the fairground core, the plan proposes addition of unobtrusive elements, such as a dog park, a community garden, a multipurpose arena and a new multipurpose building.
		Both the fairground and the Atkins tract are contiguous with the city limits.
		As for the fairground, he said, there is no point making it part of the city because it would require a number of exemptions from city ordinances against open fires and excessive noise.
	www.columbiatribune.com /2004/OurTown/20040627OurT065.asp (996 words)

	Fairground & carousel horses, carousels horse supplier, exporter. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		The most romantic of carousel carriages, still with old fairground paint in muted greens and pinks, with original bevelled glass mirrors.
		Consisting of the outer carved panel (pictured) and its inner side, which is plain and painted green, both sides have original inner fittings and are totally un-restored, there are no front or back panels.
		The wheels revolve continuously and the object is to roll ping pong balls down the chute to score.
	www.automatomania.com /fairground_fantasy.htm (251 words)

	Fairground Park
		In December 1862, the large amphitheater building on the fairgrounds was converted into one of the "largest, most thoroughly ventilated hospitals in the United States." It accommodated 2,500 patients.
		In 1893, the fairgrounds were enlarged to 143 acres.
		After protracted political debate, the abandoned 132-acre fairgrounds was purchased for park use by the city for $700,000 in 1908.
	stlouis.missouri.org /citygov/parks/parks_div/fairground.html (755 words)

	Fairground, Kalamazoo County Parks
		The Mission of the Kalamazoo County Fairground is to provide quality year-round facilities and open space for a variety of diverse and affordable events that build a stronger community.
		The Fairground offers a campground with 54 improved campsites that is open from early May to mid-October depending on the weather conditions.
		During some special events, at the Fairground, the campground may not be available for non-event camping and different camping fees may apply.
	www.kalcounty.com /Parks/fairground/index.htm (329 words)

	Fairground Attraction Music Web Links (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Fairground Attraction "I fear we are not getting rid of God because we still believe in grammar." (Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche) CAPITAL, n.
		That which provides the fire, the pot, the dinner, the table and the knife and fork for the anarchist; the part of the repast that himself supplies is the disg If God had meant us to vote, He would have given us candidates.
		-- Vincent Van Gogh Fairground Attraction The trouble with her is that she lacks the power of conversation but not the power of speech.
	www.searchmusicnetwork.com /Bands_and_Artists_F_Fairground_Attraction.html (1738 words)

	HSE - PUBLICATIONS - Fairgrounds and amusement parks
		The setting out of a fairground site and emergency procedures by the organiser to ensure safe separation distances are maintained and emergency procedures are in place prior to opening the fair operations manual but they should be available for reference by inspection bodies and others.
		The buyer can sign a written undertaking releasing the seller from his legal duty to provide safe equipment in the first place, however, the undertaking must state the matters involved and the related steps to be taken for safety.
		Fairground equipment: Any fairground ride, or any similar plant which is designed to be in motion for entertainment purposes with members of the public on or inside it.
	www.hse.gov.uk /pubns/etis5.htm (2303 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| The Guardian \| Labour gets cold feet over ban on fairground goldfish
		One of Britain's oldest fairground traditions, the goldfish-in-a-bag prize for hoopla or deft ping-pong ball lobbing, is set to be saved by a pre-election bout of government nerves.
		A long campaign against the practice has claimed that thousands of the fish never make it to the miniature underwater castle in the bowl on the sideboard, but are dumped in unsuitable ponds or even flushed down the lavatory.
		Supporters counter that fairground goldfish are a hallowed part of childhood, and point to the pampered life of Tish, a roll-the-penny prize which lived for a world-record 43 years, despite trying to jump out of his bowl after the death of his companion Tosh at the age of 19.
	www.guardian.co.uk /uk_news/story/0,3604,1390949,00.html (568 words)

	The Neopets Neopedia
		The fl iron gates of the Deserted Fairground creaked in the wind.
		The laughter of the pets echoed long into the night, and as a special treat, for opening night, the fairground would stay open past its usual hours.
		When the sun rose, and the authorities came to investigate, nothing was left, but the broken wood and ripped fabric of the booths...
	www.neopets.com /neopedia.phtml?neopedia_id=196 (707 words)

	The Fairground Society
		The new society aimed to uphold the customs and traditions of our English Fairs; to provide interesting facilities and entertainment for members at rallies and fairs in various parts of the country; to promote unity and friendly co-operation between existing societies and showmen and to organise meetings and social gatherings of interest throughout the year.
		Our members are drawn from all walks of life and include Showmen, engine and organ owners, modelmakers, photographers, and historians who research the fairground as serious academic study.
		Annual membership of the Fairground Society is £10 (normal rate) or £8 for O.A.P.s.
	www.thegalloper.com /fairsoctemplate.html (440 words)

	The 'Fairground' deepener script
		and by the time you reach the entrance gate, the fairground is a blaze of coloured lights, twinkling, flashing, sparkling, some of them seeming to chase each other around animated displays...
		you stand and take in this scene for a moment or two, realising that you must be in the very heart of the fairground, surrounded by sights and smells that transport your mind back through the years....
		but then all the fairground sounds seem to return at once and you realise that it was just your imagination....
	www.hypnosense.com /fairground.htm (1634 words)

	Ryder, Three Dog Night rock fairground (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		For nearly two hours Ryder and his band, the Detroit Wheels, rocked the Cowley County Fairground in Winfield on opening night of the classic rock show organized by Rod and Ryan Trowbridge, a father-son team from Derby.
		Beer can be consumed in some areas of the fairground, but city ordinance prevents the sale of cereal malt beverages.
		A legion of campers - many of whom have bought passes for all three days - is staked out at the fairground readying for night two which gets underway at 7 tonight.
	www.winfieldcourier.com /w010714/Fri1.html (566 words)

	BBC NEWS \| England \| Fairground inspector jailed over deaths (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		A fairground inspector who failed to spot defects in a fairground ride which flew apart, killing two friends, has been jailed for 18 months for manslaughter.
		The court was told that Ramsey, who ran his own company inspecting fairground rides, had previous convictions for breaching health and safety regulations.
		He was fined when a children's ride derailed at Barry in south Wales in 1999 and was given a conditional discharge when two people were seriously injured at Leatherhead, Surrey, in 2000.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/2520133.stm (481 words)

	Fairground Books
		A new book about fairground ride builders Orton and Spooner and the artistry of the father and son team, Albert and Sid Howell, whose work adorned many of their most famous rides.
		Fairground Art is the international reference work on the subject and was the first book to define the extraordinarily rich history of fairground carving and painted imagery in Britain, America and Europe.
		Fairground Strollers and Showfolk is a history of the Freeman-Biddall family of fairground travellers (from 1800) and the significant part they played in the development of fairs, early cinema, circus and popular entertainment.
	www.joylandbooks.com /category_fairs.htm (2388 words)

	Untitled
		fairground feast donnington telford part three added, 15 pictures
		fairground feast evesham carnival fair added, 14 pictures.
		fairground feast wallingford may 2001 part two added, 9 pictures
	home.clara.net /jermyn/updates (2396 words)

	TrouserPress.com :: Fairground Attraction
		Scottish vocalist Eddi Reader had sung behind the Gang of Four, Alison Moyet and Eurythmics; joined by guitarist/songwriter Mark Nevin (a onetime sideman of Jane Aire's) and a lightweight rhythm section (Simon Edwards plays an acoustic guitarron in lieu of bass) she led the short-lived Fairground Attraction, a folky star in the UK jazz-pop heavens.
		The First of a Million Kisses is the quartet's only full album, a wonderful, bewitching romance of airy music and Reader's strong, supple voice.
		The album was followed by a pair of additional EPs drawn from it; each contains (in some configurations) three non-LP sides.
	www.trouserpress.com /entry.php?a=fairground_attraction (239 words)

	ORTON & SPOONER (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Orton's were capable of building virtually any fairground amusement requested of them, the early Arks were the main feature, but their many variants soon followed - Speedways and Waltzers to name a few.
		After the end of WWII there was a gradual run-down in the production of fairground equipment, the changing conditions, both in the management attitudes and workforce resulted in more general engineering work being undertaken.
		The last rides to be made were 'Rotordromes' which were of a German design; the final break with fairground manufacture came in 1954.
	www.ashstudio2000.co.uk /orton.htm (740 words)

	vintage fairground fun (dvd) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		VIDEO Certificate: (EX) Release Date: 10/03/03 Pulled by steam traction, vintage fairground rides were magnificent carved works of art, painted in beautiful colours with electric lights lightning up the night sky.
		This programme looks at some of the rarest fairground rides in preservation today and visits the biggest indoor old time fairground in Europe.
		DVD Certificate: (EX) Release Date: 10/03/03 Pulled by steam traction, vintage fairground rides were magnificent carved works of art, painted in beautiful colours with electric lights lightning up the night sky.
	movies.world-products-shop.com /products/vintage-fairground-fun-dvd-10194726.htm (117 words)

	Societies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		All The Fun of the Fair is a major UK funfair site, and includes a regularly updated and maintained links page to the many websites developed by fairground enthusiasts and showmen.
		These sites include general places to chat about fairgrounds, specialist sites for particular rides, and showmen developed sites advertising their particular company.
		Fairground Heritage Trust : The UK's most valuable collection of fairground equipment.
	www.shef.ac.uk /nfa/societies/links.php (557 words)

	Mechanical Marches on the Marenghi Fairground Organ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		This automatic fairground organ was built for the Belgian showland family Besquart in 1903 by Charles Marenghi of Paris who left the famous Gavioli firm a year earlier.
		Now restored and located in England, the 89-key instrument features pipes and percussions and plays finely wrought arrangements of marches on these two recently recorded CDs, making the most of the instrument’s resources.
		Blaze Away, Colonel Bogey, on the Square, Father Rhine, La Carrera de Caballos, The Dam Busters, Luna Park March, High School Cadets, Children of the Regiment, The Great Little Army, Berliner Luft, Rio King March, Punchinello, Birdcarge Walk, Guards Parade, Entry of the Gladiators, Old Faithful, Paris Canaille, Invicta, Ritirata Italiana, Under the Double Eagle.
	www.ohscatalog.org /memaonmafaor.html (132 words)

	Vintage fairground attractions in the UK
		What follows will give you a rough guide to both 'live' and static Vintage Fairground attractions in the UK and will perhaps inspire you to get out and about this year.
		Started over 40 years ago by Commander Baldock as a personal enterprise, Hollycombe is a large collection of steam fairground rides and attractions.
		Built by Savages for Samuel Field of Ireland in 1872, this ride is reputed to be the world's oldest steam-driven fairground ride.
	www.thegalloper.com /staticcontent/ukattractions.html (1404 words)

	Home
		The bigger market, housed in the brick exhibition hall built on the fairgrounds in 1911, brought together merchants and farmers to sell their wares, from produce to meat, tools, clothing and gardening supplies.
		The founders of the Fairground Farmers Market, John Devlin and Willard Kistler, who were local businessmen, and John Wetzel, a farmer, envisioned the market as a place where shoppers could buy all they needed under one roof.
		Today, the Fairground Farmers Market is one of the biggest attractions of the Lehigh Valley.
	www.fairgroundfarmersmkt.com (781 words)

	International Business Exchange Forum Renewable Energy, Fairground Augsburg (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		The German market for renewable energy is booming and experts and entrepreneurs from all over the world are looking to transfer this potential to their own countries.
		Taking place at the same time, a two-day seminar will provide an overview on the opportunities and potentials of several renewable energy sources such as the sun, wind and biomass in different countries.
		Fairground Augsburg, events, germany, fairs, renewable forum, renewable energy, project development, marketing, joint ventures, Solarthermy, Heat pumps, Solid biomass, Biogas, Biofuel, Photovoltaic, Hydropower, Fuel cells, Micro-cogeneration, Geothermy, Wind energy, Energy-efficient building, photovoltaics, solar, photovoltaic; This page uses frames.
	www.renewable-forum.com (500 words)

	FAIRGROUND (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Fairground is a new punk rawk/poppy emo band straight out of Orange County, CA.
		Their styles are inspired by THE FOO FIGHTERS, BLINK 182, and Unwritten Law.
		Currently working on material for the late 1997 demo release, Fairground has become a working force in the music industry today.
	members.aol.com /SFhardcore/fairground.html (153 words)

	Reproduced from a 1923 Sales Leaflet conferring the title
		However, after gracing fairgrounds for almost 50 years and piloting the most profound changes that could be envisaged, their days of supremacy came to an end like horses before them.
		We can read now that some of these were indeed magnificent fairground rides and we know they included Four abreast gallopers, Coronation ark, Dodgems, Swirl, steam yachts and other major rides introduced over its 18 year operational life.
		By 1937 it was noted that not all Harry Gray’s hauling and generating was by steam powered road locomotives for by then he had introduced Armstrong Saurer diesel powered tractor/generator units.
	www.lord-lascelles.co.uk (7009 words)

	The Standards Site: Fairground
		The focus of the unit is to design and make a model of a fairground ride but it could be adapted to suit any product in which an electric motor produces rotating movement.
		Unit 6D 'Controllable vehicles' is an appropriate alternative to this unit.
		You can view this unit by moving through the sections or print/download the whole unit.
	www.standards.dfes.gov.uk /schemes2/designtech/det6c/?view=get (160 words)

	Atlantic Fairground Hotel - Frankfurt, Germany Reservations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		For full Atlantic Fairground Hotel information click to query the reservation system and see full details.
		If supplied by the property, you will be able to view hotel photos, a location map and a list of local area attractions.
		This information is supplied by Atlantic Fairground Hotel but is not a comprehensive list.
	www.o-hotels.com /germany/frankfurt/atlantic_fairground_hote.html (154 words)

	Postlethwaite Period Fairgrounds for hire, Restoration and Decorative Painting Commissions
		Stephen and Vicky Postlethwaite specialise in traditional old fashioned fairground items which are all restored antiques.
		The photos show our collection, and include the children's carousel or roundabout with fair organ, swings, sidestalls with fairground games like darts and shooting gallery with 177 air guns and targets - not forgetting the popular coconut shy or is it the cokernut shie?
		We have a rare example of a "test your strength machine" operated with a hammer that rings the bell known as a "Striker" and the even rarer 8 seater single swing from 1840, the earliest fairground ride.
	www.pozzy.co.uk (149 words)

	Fairground & Circus family history - Now has a home on the internet!
		Fairground & Circus family history - Now has a home on the internet!
		The history of early cinema, its development on the fairground, as well as detailed histories of the shows (and showmen) that travelled in Britain is given in this great book by Kevin Scrivens and Stephen Smith.
		This book is published by the Fairground Association of Great Britain, priced £12.99 (plus postage), and is available by writing to: FAGB Sales Officer, Chris Gibson, 157 Field Lane Horninglow, Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0NJ.
	www.thegalloper.com /Family/newerabooks.html (177 words)

	Riders of the Lost Ark (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Europe's online magazine for vintage fairgrounds, where all vintage fairground fans can come and enjoy that special spirit of a bygone age.
		NAFLIC was developed through something of a natural requirement within the amusement park and travelling fairground industry and plays vital role in today's leisure industry.
		It is a primary resource of rich potential for research at every level; it provides a new and exciting source of teaching material for primary and secondary education, and provides access to a wealth of popular cultural history both for the Fairground enthusiast and for the public at large.
	www.ridersofthelostark.co.uk /weblinks.htm (1078 words)

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