St Giles Fair, Oxford, 8th September

mophead · St Giles Fair, Oxford, 8th September

On the 8th of September it's almost my birthday but more importantly it's also St Giles Fair - one of the largest street fairs in the country. They normally have a spinning mouse, several kiddies coasters and a load of spin & spews. I'll be aiming to get there for around 6:30pm. If anyone would like to meet up for some rides before a Chinese or Curry PM me and I'll arrange a meeting point.

St Giles Fair is also open on the 7th Sept.

smiler

ooooo coasters any one know a line up Laughing

Coaster Toaster

To far away to say yet will know days before the fair opens or day after it does when the reports come in

stevencaine

I might be up for this one Brian(not 100 per cent yet)

mophead

Judging by previous years there are normally a couple of kiddie coasters - runaway train or go gator type things, 2-3 ghost trains, 2 - 3 fun houses, 2 -3 set of of dogems, 2 - 3 Miami's, 2 Walzters, 3 twists, 4 orbitors and 1 of the following: Extreme, Superbowl, Rotor, Tango & big wheel or Spining Mouse, Superstar, Stargate, Matterhorn, Chaos, Metorite, Gallopers and Booster plus the usual selection of stalls and kids rides.

Also worth a visit is Witney Feast (14th & 15th sept) which features several of the rides from St Giles and will definately have the spinning mouse and a log flume or rapids ride.

nemesis scribe

Sounds good.

If i'm free that weekend i will try and make it!!

Cool

mophead

Unfortunatly the fairs take place during the week so if you try and go at a weekend all you can do is watch them build it.

nemesis scribe

mophead

For those wishing to attend meet me outside The Lamb and Flag pub, which is about halfway along St Giles heading north, between 6:45 & 7pm. PM me for my mobile. It's probably easier keeping to the right hand side of the street to get to the pub rather than walking up through the fair
To find the fair head towards the centre of town and then head North - you can't miss it

stevencaine

ok see u there Brian Very Happy

Dan do you no the ride line up yet?

Coaster Toaster

No not yet sorry

smiler

Any line up yet Very Happy

Coaster Police

Nothing posted yet

Coaster Toaster

Nothing will be put up until someone goes to the fair.

This may happen on the 6th as think thats pull on day and if someones there they will do the list or if someone is there oopening night etc.

If no one goes you wont get a line up im afraid

Coaster Toaster

Here you go people

Whos deffo going to be there?
Im 90% sure im going to go

Place:- St Giles

Date:- 07/09/2009 - 08/09/2009
Lessee:- Showmans Guild

Main Attractions:-
"Giant Wheel" Ferris Wheel - M&D Taylor
"City Limits" Miami - Joseph Danter
"Equinox" Tango - Billy Crow
Ghost Train - Tim Booth
"Temple Of Fun" Mirror Maze/Fun House - John Rawlins
"Tagada" Tagada - Joey Whitelegg
Fun House - Gilbert Chadwick
Ghost Train - Gilbert Chadwick
"Crazy Jungle" Fun house - Charlton Harris
"Circus Circus" Funhouse - Gilbert Chadwick (Debut) *Expected*
Rotor - Tommy Matthews
"Chaos" Afterburner - Willie Wilson (Bob Wilsons Funfairs)
"Storm" Booster - Willie Wilson (Bob Wilsons Funfairs)
"Touchdown" Superbowl - William R Wilson (Bob Wilsons Funfairs)
"StarDust" Arcade - Willie Wilson (Bob Wilsons Funfairs)
"Playstation" Arcade - John Graham Jnr.
"Las Vegas" Arcade - Philip Searle
"Ignition" Dodgems - Dorinda Holland
Dodgems - Marshall Nichols
Gallopers - Tommy Noyce
Gallopers - Robin Woodford
"Playstation" Simulator - Steven Stokes
"Twister" Twist - William Sheldon
"Airwolf" Superstar - Michael Phillips
"Helter Skelter" Slip - Arthur Price
"Go Gator" Coaster - Steven Hill
"Dance & Smile" Jump & Smile - Tommy Wilson
"Evolution" Extreme Orbiter - Tommy Wilson
"Crazy Crooked Cottage" Fun House - George Wilson
"Crazy Circus" Fun House - John Noyce
"Mega Dance" Miami - Edward Danter Jnr.
"Meteorite" Round Up - John Brixton
"Labyrinth" Mirror Maze - John Brixton
"Supreme" Waltzer - Paul Nichols
"Supreme" Waltzer - Billy Hebborn

Plenty Of...
Juveniles, Sidestalls, Catering & Inflatables In Support

Geek

sounds good to me, hopefully I'll be able to get there after work! yeay!!

mophead

To those planning to come:

The fair opens around lunchtime today and tomorrow and closes around 11pm. The most convient place to park is the Multistory car park off Oxpens Road however parking charges during the daytime are extortionate - a cheaper option is one of the park and ride sites dotted round the edge of the citry. Also Oxford has recently introduced a blanket 20mph zone in the city centre (as if driving in Oxford wasn't hard enough!) and apparently there are more speed cameras than signs.

See here for a map of the city centre with street names - take care if arriving from the North as the fair is inbetween you and the car parks!

http://www.multimap.com/maps/?qs=...ntryCode=GB#map=51.75608,-1.26069|16|4&bd=useful_information&loc=GB:51.75225:-1.25588:14|oxford|Oxford,%20Oxfordshire,%20England,%20OX1%204

Copy and past the whole address above not just the highlighted bit.

Coaster Toaster

Im afraid i wont be going tomorrow due to not being happy in and around oxford and the cost would soon rack up.

Have a good time tomorrow though