The Hoppings June 1967

[kopynd1]

some of those rides were sixpennies,that is 3 pence today

[Godshaped1]

Brilliant piece of local history, pity there isn't more. That year there were wonderful sideshows such as "The Invisible Man", "The Bloody Tower" and "Terror From the Deep" but sadly not shown here although there's a brief glimpse of John Lock's Ghost Train which was there every year. Great stuff!

[monkeyboy27476]

For some reason this clip really looks modern, you can get the feel totally of this place much better than some grainy B&W footage, thanks for posting!!

[ty3165]

great video

[booth2710]

What a brilliant time piece.

Great to see some of these classic rides in their heyday - and of course most of them are still around pulling crowds to this day! ... What was the cost of a ride in those days? ... about 20p a ride perhaps?

[frip1]

brilliant piece of film....

[ukfairsontour]

atha's speedway ,classic machine!!!

[paullanagan]

This really is great - thank you for putting it online! Is it available on DVD anywhere, as the traveller children I teach in the 'Hoppings Fair School' would love to see it?! Not long to go until Hoppings 2009....

[cristofa1]

lol.. Thats not millie (she will swing for you when she read that)

its a great clip and very good quality for 1967.

[paullanagan]

Amazing colours! Good to see Millie taking money back then!