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The aerial chair ride at the Hoppings fair, held on the Town Moor in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. 25th June 1947
The opening of the new water chute at the Belle Vue Fairground and Gardens
Dreamland amusement park in Margate, Kent. 14th July 1966
Women enjoying themselves on the Waltzers fair ride. Hearsall Common, Coventry. 3rd June 1966
A group of girls at the fairground at Barry Island, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. 23rd April 1962
Diana Rigg, who plays Emma Peel, pictured riding a white horse across the beach at St Marys Bay, New Romney, Kent on a day of lovely weather. This picture is part of a 10 picture set for this story
Rehearsals for the Star Gala day at Battersea Festival Gardens and Fun Fair. Left to right, Suzanne Owens, Des O Connor and Gloria Best on a water chute. 6th May 1964
Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon at Butlins Holiday Camp. Minehead, Somerset. May 1965
Holiday scenes on Whit Sunday at Ramsgate, Kent. Pictured, donkeys on a deserted Ramsgate beach waiting for trade. 17th May 1964
A group of friends enjoying Battersea Fun Fair, London. 14th June 1953
Hundreds of Whitsun trippers to Southend-on-Sea, Essex, found it too chilly and unsettled to spend their times on the beaches. So thy made for the Kursaal - the well known amusement park
Hampstead Heath Fair, London. Jane and Peter Hindley of Highgate on a motor roundabout. 16th May 1959
Poole Hospital Garden Fete, Nunthorpe, Middlesborough, Summer 1976. Our picture shows... children enjoying a ride on a model railway line
State of the art cyclists - members of the Cleveland Mountain Bike Club take to the saddle in Guisborough woods. 9th November 1990
Kings Lynn Mart Fair, Norfolk. 15th February 1953
Llandudno, a seaside town in Conwy County Borough, Wales. A young boy looking at the donkeys on the beach. 16th July 1958
Sledges out at Ridgeway, Newport, south east Wales, 19th February 1978. Pictured, Jenny Hancock and her daughter Caroline sledge down hill
An empty funfair in Margate, Kent, during Good Friday. 27th March 1964
Belle Vue, Manchester, Greater Manchester. May 1946 P012503
Queens Park Rangers Stars Gerry Francis Stan Bowles and Frank Maclintock. January 1975 75-00399-003
A young couple and their dog trying to hitch a lift view out of a car September 1970
The name of the Waltzer is more than a bit misleading. There is nothing sedate about it, as these young people grip the bar as they are hurled round. Hanging tightly on. 1959
Children cycling around a crater on a bomb site during Second World War. Circa 1944
Princess Margaret at Butlins Holiday Camp. Minehead, Somerset. May 1965
The 300-year-old custom of holding a fairground service on Good Friday was revived in Watford, Hertfordshire, during the afternoon
Hampstead Heath Fair. Doreen Owen of Luton and fiance Barry Brown of Dunstable. 16th May 1959
One way of keeping cool - A ride on the East Park water chute
Young cyclists from a Normanby primary school are fans of cycling safety helmets. 20th September 1991
The Big Red Bike Ride passes through Middlesbrough. The ride, which began in Liverpool on 24th June is a national fundraising scheme sponsored by the Communist Party
A group of scouts from Guisborough have just completed a coast to coast cycle ride as part of their scouting activities. Left to right, Michael Lynas, Stephen Asprey, Philip Summers and Sam Gardner
People enjoying the rides at Dreamland amusement park in Margate, Kent. 14th July 1966
A child riding on a donkey past the Daily Mirror Playpen at Altrincham agriculture show. Altrincham, Trafford, Greater Manchester. 23rd October 1957
Youngsters on the Roundabout ride at the Hoppings fair, held on the Town Moor in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. 21st June 1975
Young children enjoying donkey rides on the beach. 6th August 1968
Holiday scenes in Brighton, East Sussex on the Whitsun bank holiday. 15th May 1964
The annual Riding the Fair procession sets off from Yarm Town Hall. The riding is the occasion when the official proclamation authorising the fair is read out at various points in the town
Fun Day, Stewart Park, Marton, Middlesbrough, England, 20th August 1995
Southport, Merseyside, the childrens fairground is always crowded with youngsters having rides on the roundabouts. 5th August 1959
Jim Moran, fund-raising director at RNIB north west branch launches an appeal on behalf of Sunshine House in Southport, which caters for blind children up to the age of 10
A wet Bank Holiday at Blackheath, London. The wet weather kept customers away from the fun fair. The donkey rides.... the donkeys wait for customers. May 1981 P009297
Morriis Brafman Seventy three year old of Arlington Road Petersham Surrey. 20th November 1955
Visitor enjoying big dipper and other rides at the Festival of Britain pleasure gardens. 11th May 1951
Workmen check over the new giant water chute built at Belle Vue. our camera gives you the view of the passengers will have as they start their exciting journey down the chute into the water
People enjoying the dodgems ride at Hearsall Common fair, Coventry. 3rd June 1963
Crowd scenes at the fair On Coventrys Hearsall Common. 3rd June 1963
Lord Mayor of Coventry, Alderman E J Williams, (left) pictured with his wife at the Hearsall Common fair, Coventry. 27th May 1967
Queens Park Rangers Stars Gerry Francis Stan Bowles and Frank Maclintock. January 1975 75-00399-006
A young couple and their dog trying to hitch a lift on the motorway September 1970
Every hundred yards or so down the A3 motorists find themselves being thumbed for a lift - the goal of hundreds of pop fan hitch hikers is the Isle of Wight
Crowd scene at the fair on Coventrys Hearsall Common 3rd June 1963
Put the customers in an Octopus and they love having their stomachs uirled from side to side. The fair thrives on the fact that the public are devils for punishment in the right setting. 1959
The dodgems aren t what they used to be. The Fair claims to be the first to have fibre glass made dodgem cars. 1959. friendshipimages
Swoosh round the bend, and thump on to the carpets. Its the Helter Skelter, an essential part of the fun that Bob Wilsons fair brings as it tours the Birmingham area. 1959
American actress Dolores Gray at Plymouth, riding on the carousel. July 1952 C3853
Festival of Britain 1951 Battersea Pleasure Gardens 11 / 5 / 1951 B2178 / 5Festival of Britain 1951 Battersea Pleasure Gardens 11/5/1951 B2178/5
Princess Diana and Prince Harry on a water slide ride in Thorpe Park amusement park. 18th April 1992
As the big Wheel turns, these three ladies can y help but smile. All the Fun of the Fair. 1959. friendshipimages
