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Wednesday, 13 June 2018

Off to the circus!

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With his bags and unicycle, Bobbo heads for the circus! Following his summer season on Clacton seafront last year, Bobbo Roberts wi...
Sunday, 10 June 2018

When Rick Astley met Philip Astley (sort of)

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I always wondered if 80s singer Rick Astley was a descendant of Philip Astley , the equestrian who founded the modern circus 250 years ...
Friday, 8 June 2018

The Vegan Agenda - Why Circuses Were Just The Thin Edge of the Wedge

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Warning from the big top For decades now, campaigners such as ADI (Animal Defenders International) and Peta (People For The Eth...
Thursday, 17 May 2018

Father of the Circus celebrated in Philip Astley's home town of Newcastle under Lyme

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Celebrations marking 250 years of the circus have continued in Newcastle under Lyme , the birthplace of Philip Astley , the Father...
Monday, 30 April 2018

Aerialist by Rebecca Truman - Book Review

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Rebecca Truman is the Grande Dame of aerial. “Cut me in half and I will have aerialist written all the way through,” she writes in this...
Sunday, 29 April 2018

The sad case of the vanishing circus animals

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The circus - where else can you get this close to a tiger? I just read an article in which the writer took a package trip to Indi...
Monday, 16 April 2018

Roll up, roll up, this Saturday, for World Circus Day!

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Click here for 20 Circus Facts!
Thursday, 12 April 2018

American Circus in Paris!

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Ringling may have retired across the pond, but in Paris zay have ze elephants ! Ze tigers ! Ze parades ! Ze 3 (count 'em) rings ...
Tuesday, 3 April 2018

Peter Jolly's Circus - The Most Traditional Show On Earth!

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A lovely teaser for one of my favourite circuses. Read about my visit to this beautiful traditional show in the new updated edition of C...
Monday, 2 April 2018

New plaque marks site of the first circus

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2018 is the 250th anniversary of the very first circus , and to mark the occasion, Lambeth Residents Association have installed a blue...