Carters Steam Fair

noreply@blogger.com (Carters Steam Fair) — Mon, 21 May 2012 13:04:00 +0000

Carters Steam Fair will be staying in WEST WYCOMBE for one more weekend. (26th/27th May) with a huge free fireworks display on the Saturday night at 10pm.

Don't forget to follow the Carter Family on Facebook by clicking on www.facebook.com/carterssteamfair

Carters Steam Parade through Maidenhead - 10am this Saturday

noreply@blogger.com (Carters Steam Fair) — Thu, 10 May 2012 12:39:00 +0000

A grand parade of Carters vintage lorries and magnificent steam showman's engines will be parading through Maidenhead town centre between 10am and 10:30am this Saturday.

Don't miss it!

HIS MAJESTY at PINKNEYS GREEN 12 / 13 MAY

noreply@blogger.com (Carters Steam Fair) — Tue, 08 May 2012 22:01:00 +0000

Carters Royal Berkshire Steam Fair is very pleased to announce that showman's engine His Majesty will be present and generating electricity at Pinkneys Green, Maidenhead this weekend.

His Majesty will join King George VI, Nancy, and Verity at Carters Steam Fair.

There will be a grand parade of steam engines and vintage vehicles through Maidenhead Town Centre on Saturday morning. The parade will leave Pinkneys Green at 10am and be in Maidenhead at approximately 10:30.

Follow us on twitter for real time updates - www.twitter.com/cartersfair

Hersham Green and forthcoming events

noreply@blogger.com (Carters Steam Fair) — Fri, 04 May 2012 13:22:00 +0000

This weekend we are in Hersham Green, one of our favourite venues and one where you can experience what it was really like to be at a funfair on a village green in the 1950's, or close enough!

For £5 off your visit please download a voucher here:

And don't forget that Carters Steam Fair has a brand new Facebook page which you can find here.
Follow us on Facebook to find out about competitions, news and last minute updates.

In the next few weeks we will be travelling through Berkshire back into London.
The details of Where we are are below.

HERSHAM - HERSHAM GREEN

5-6-7 May 2012

Saturday 12-10pm • Sunday 12-9pm • Monday 12-8pm
Postcode: KT12 4HL

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MAIDENHEAD - PINKNEY'S GREEN

12-13 May 2012

Saturday 12-11pm • Sunday 12-9pm
Postcode: SL6 5DN

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WEST WYCOMBE - PEDESTAL FIELD

19-20 May 2012

Saturday 12-11pm • Sunday 12-9pm
Free fireworks Saturday night

Postcode: HP12 4AH

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HAYES END - PARK ROAD GREEN

26-27 May 2012

Saturday 12-10pm • Sunday 12-9pm
Free fireworks Saturday night

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BATTERSEA PARK
Spring Bank Holiday Fair - Queen's Diamond Jubilee Celebrations

3-10 June 2012

11am daily

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FULHAM - EEL BROOKE COMMON

June 15/16/17 2012

Friday 4-9

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Saturday 12-9pm • Sunday 12-9pm

Leg of Mutton Field, COBHAM (28th - 29th April)

noreply@blogger.com (Carters Steam Fair) — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 07:56:00 +0000

Ravenscourt Park - 14th, 15th, 21st, 22nd April

noreply@blogger.com (Carters Steam Fair) — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 22:49:00 +0000

After a great start to the season with our Easter fair in Reading, we're heading to Ravenscourt Park in Hammersmith, London for two weekends.
Download your free £5 off voucher here today, and please share the link on facebook and twitter!

Get your £5 off voucher for Prospect Park, Reading!

noreply@blogger.com (Carters Steam Fair) — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 19:00:00 +0000

The season has kicked off in style at the Easter Fair in Prospect Park, Reading - Click here and sign up to get your £5 off voucher!

noreply@blogger.com (Carters Steam Fair) — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 18:00:00 +0000

We took Number 5 to the Classic Car Show at Mac's Cafe in Padworth this weekend and she caused quite a stir there.
Number 5 will be out on the road with Carters Steam Fair again this year, as we don't just restore vintage fairground equipment, but the transport that hauls it too.
Don't miss it at Reading on the Easter Weekend in Prospect Park.

Scroll down for the other confirmed dates.

One month to go!

noreply@blogger.com (Carters Steam Fair) — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 13:38:00 +0000

With one month to go until our first weekend of the season (Reading Prospect Park), the yard is getting very busy and work is getting done seven days a week, often into the night to make sure it's ready for opening.

Winter is vanishing fast, and here are some photos from last season to remind you what our summer is like!

April 6/7/8/9 - Reading Prospect Park (RG30 2EB)

April 14/15 - Hammersmith Ravenscourt Park (W6 0SL)

April 21/22 - Hammersmith Ravenscourt Park (W6 0SL)

April 28/29 - Cobham Leg of Mutton Field (KT11 3EP)

May 5/6/7 - Hersham Hersham Green (KT12 5LT)

May 12/13 - Maidenhead Pinkneys Green (SL6 5DN)

May 19/20 - West Wycombe Pedestal Field (HP12 4AH)

photo © Dan Cook

Don't forget to follow us on twitter: @cartersfair

Work for Carters!

noreply@blogger.com (Carters Steam Fair) — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 14:53:00 +0000

Click here to apply to work at Carters Steam Fair.

http://www.cartersentertainment.com/job-application.html

On the road again!

noreply@blogger.com (Carters Steam Fair) — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:19:00 +0000

CARTERS STEAM FAIR - Where are we in 2012?

Here are the first two months of where your favourite family funfair is in 2012. Please share and repost this blog!

April 7/8/9 - Reading Prospect Park (RG30 2EB)

April 14/15 - Hammersmith Ravenscourt Park (W6 0SL)

April 21/22 - Hammersmith Ravenscourt Park (W6 0SL)

April 28/29 - Cobham Leg of Mutton Field (KT11 3EP)

May 5/6/7 - Hersham Hersham Green (KT12 5LT)

May 12/13 - Maidenhead Pinkneys Green (SL6 5DN)

May 19/20 - West Wycombe Pedestal Field (HP12 4AH)

The yard is very busy as the days disappear quickly before start of the season. There's still a lot to do; varnishing, painting, signwriting and carpentry are all in a normal days work for Carters.

On top of getting the fair ready to pull out, Joby has managed to find time to signwrite for the BRIT awards aftershow party!

Photos from the Carters Archive and the yard!

noreply@blogger.com (Carters Steam Fair) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:10:00 +0000

The following photos are from 1980, when we opened in Battersea Park.

And opening at Pinkneys Green sometime in the '80s

Current work in Carters Yard:

A Galloper horse in an uncomfortable position, waiting to be painted!

Galloper platforms, freshly painted, and horses waiting in undercoat.

From the archive: Lesser spotted Carters transport!

noreply@blogger.com (Carters Steam Fair) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:06:00 +0000

Follow @CartersFair on twitter and keep in touch with the Carters all the time!

Here's a fine example of a Ford Model A - the Oldest Working Lorry in the world. It's had a few different guises over the years, as a hoopla, a hook 'a duck and a candyfloss stall.

One of the most noticeable publicity vehicles, the steam road locomotive "Monarch" was always the centre of attention when it steamed through the town. Does anyone know where it is now?

Number Two, and Seth Carters Bristol bus... Keep your eyes peeled folks!

noreply@blogger.com (Carters Steam Fair) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:42:00 +0000

Nothing rests in the winter, here's ERF number thirteen having an engine overhaul.

Prospect Park, Reading. 6th - 9th April 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Carters Steam Fair) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:55:00 +0000

We'll be at Prospect Park in Reading for our annual Easter fair and the start of our season on the road.
Don't miss it!

Opening times:
Friday 6th April: 12 - 9pm
Saturday 7th April: 12 - 10:30pm
Sunday 8th April: 12 - 9pm
Monday 9th April: 12 - 9pm

Look what we found in the Archive

noreply@blogger.com (Carters Steam Fair) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:20:00 +0000

Here's Scammells number one and two, but which one did we own first?

Here's a picture of Scammell number three with the Yachts and the Chairplanes. This is the only Scammell to have left the family!

An old picture of the Galloper truck, also known as the "Sledge". (Because it's so low to the ground. It's this low so it can fit under the ride when it's being erected)

Here's a nice one of John Carter pulling the Chairplanes up onto their levelled pads.

A picture of Scammell number one with it's original ballast body, how it was when we bought it.

Scammell number three again with the Yacht centre and the Chairoplanes. This is standard procedure, pulling two trailers it tows remarkably well, even in Central London!

Made you look! This one isn't ours, and given how well Scammells were built, I don't like to think what happened to the other vehicle!

Fly high in Regent Street this weekend!

noreply@blogger.com (Carters Steam Fair) — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 13:10:00 +0000

It's truly fun for the whole family this weekend in Regent Street as you can take a break from the hectic Christmas shopping and step back in time with our charming vintage attractions!

We have our Paramount Chairoplane, Mini Octopus, Toytown ride, the Austin Cars and some of our other distinctive juvenile rides alongside our Coconut Shy, Son of Striker and Hook-a-Duck stalls right in front of Hamleys Toyshop, Regent Street.

10th and 11th December 2011
Open Saturday 11 - 6pm and Sunday 12 - 6pm
Nearest tube Oxford Circus.

Hugo in 3D!

noreply@blogger.com (Carters Steam Fair) — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:49:00 +0000

We're in Martin Scorsese's latest film. It's a beautiful adventure tale in 3D...go and see it at the cinema and keep an eye out for our Steam Gallopers!

Watch the trailer here!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hR-kP-olcpM&feature=youtube_gdata_player

As seen on TV!

noreply@blogger.com (Carters Steam Fair) — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 19:29:00 +0000

Check out Carters Steam Fair on this new 6-part documentary series, Fairground Attractions, on Channel 5! The first episode can be seen here.

Fairground Attractions is on Thursdays at 8pm

Welcome to the new Carters Steam Fair website!

noreply@blogger.com (Carters Steam Fair) — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 18:51:00 +0000

Enter through the portal at right and you will be transported into the world of Carters Steam Fair – from the history and lifestyle to the rides, lorries, living wagons and paintwork.

Check back here for regular updates, and here for information on locations and dates for the Fair in 2012.

BONFIRE NIGHT AT CARTERS STEAM FAIR!

noreply@blogger.com (Carters Steam Fair) — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 19:17:00 +0000

Dress up warm and bring your sparklers to BOYNE HILL CRICKET CLUB on Saturday 5 November. Open 2-10pm, fireworks at 7.30pm. Postcode: SL6 5AD.

Free entry before 5pm; £3 per person after 5pm (children under 5 free)