mary1947 1,726 Posted March 6 Report Share Posted March 6 Welcome Perroist to nottstalgia. Yes Goose Fair used to open Thursday lunch time and used to be open by the mayor, who would say ""I am the Mayor who open's this fair, for 3 days , and 3 days only," when they stated to open for longer i think it still doe's open first Thusday in October but it now open for nearly a week. Then Covid came along also I think that the council (if I remembr) wanted to almost charge the stall holders about 3 times what they were paying So last year NO FAIR not sure if its gone for good just another nail. knocked in for Nottingham. I hope this year it will return, allthough I see you live in Aus if you came back for a visit I'm sure you would not reconise much that goes on now at the fair. The side shows all gone, cakewalk gone Wall of Death gone and more, but it is stlii on the Forest. If any of this post is wrong some member will tell me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 4,964 Posted March 6 Report Share Posted March 6 It used to be eight days, then three days, and it's now four. The council, desperate as ever to screw the public proposed fencing the fair and charging an entrance fee. Apparently the showmen rejected the idea, but it wouldn't surprise me to find the council have their way. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stavertongirl 1,635 Posted March 6 Report Share Posted March 6 Cakewalk was at Goose Fair the year before covoid started. We walked past it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mary1947 1,726 Posted March 6 Report Share Posted March 6 Hi Stavertongirl thanks for telling me about the cakewalk being at Goose Fair, just a quick story Friday night 8th Oct 1965 the following day was my wedding day, any way all the ladies had just had too much to drink, so being from Nottingham and Goose fair being on the forest, decided to go. Come on girls lets all go on the big wheel, the chair me and my sister in law were in had stopped at the top!! Oh! said my sister in law I don't feel very well and with that she leaned over the side, well I won't go into detals we climbed off the wheel and did not say a word. Right ladies next cakewalk well there was about 20 of us and you should have seen the sights, most of us fell down, and a few others were not to well but laugh we laughed and laughed, that night i think all of us went home with wet pants be cause we just could not stop laughing. Those were the days. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IAN FINN 471 Posted March 6 Report Share Posted March 6 Are you going to try it again this year Mary? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mary1947 1,726 Posted March 7 Report Share Posted March 7 Don't think so Ian age won't let me. Hearts willing but my body says no! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 3,681 Posted March 7 Report Share Posted March 7 Got some nice video footage from last time I visited the Nottingham Goose fair Noddy ! I'll allus let you have a look and what's more, I won't charge you. :-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mary1947 1,726 Posted March 7 Report Share Posted March 7 ohhhh! you are cheeky but I like you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 3,681 Posted March 7 Report Share Posted March 7 Thank you, Honky Tonk. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David sheridan 54 Posted June 22 Report Share Posted June 22 On 10/5/2015 at 2:40 AM, Blondie said: Was away last week, but got to see the Goose Fair this evening for a while, just had a walk around and soaked up the atmosphere, I have always loved it..............People come on trips from all over everywhere to spend time here, we are lucky to have such an event here in Nottingham.......... How many of us used to go down to the goose fair site as kids when they cleared off ? Looking for dropped pennies and coconuts , or any other treasure you could find , me and my brother did , we'd walk there from the old st ann well area. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David sheridan 54 Posted June 22 Report Share Posted June 22 Hook a duck , to be honest that's the only bit of fishing I've ever done in my whole life, except for catching sticklebacks and gudjeon down the river trent ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MRS B 73 Posted June 22 Report Share Posted June 22 Now the kids go round Donington Park after the rock concert and collect all the decent abandoned tents and sell them on eBay 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David sheridan 54 Posted June 22 Report Share Posted June 22 @MRS B do they do it with good intent ???? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MRS B 73 Posted June 22 Report Share Posted June 22 David, yeah good intent to make money 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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