IT’S always an exciting day when the fair comes to town.
Who remembers the thrill of seeing fairground lorries rolling in and rides being set up in parks and other open spaces around the district? Here we’ve delved into our archive to bring you all the fun of the fair over the years. From spinning on the waltzers to screaming with excitement on the chair-o-plane, we re-live those cherished moments on fairground rides in recent decades.
Friends from Buttershaw enjoy the Ski-jump ride on a day out to Morecambe in August 1980
Fun on the waltzer at a Bradford fair in July, 1977
More waltzer fun at the fair in May, 1972
All in a spin at a Bradford fairground in 1989
Spot anyone you know on the rides? Or were you at any of these fun fairs? And just what did happen to that 50ft high pink banner which went missing from Bradford’s Blaize fair in March 1971...?
Trying to win goldfish at Bowling Spring Fair in May, 1971
Carefree days at Bradford’s Blaize fair in March, 1971. This event also included a parade of theatre groups from Forster Square to the fair. Were you in that parade?
Bradford’s Blaize fair, March 1971. The T&A reported that the fair had lost its banner within three hours of opening. It was 50ft high and coloured pink and white
A city centre car park jammed with trucks ready for Bradford’s Christmas fair on December 19, 1988
The fair’s coming! Fairground lorries move into Bradford city centre in December, 1988
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