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Saturday, 8 May 2021

The circus returns!

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Friday, 19 February 2021

Gandey's Circus in the 1960s

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Today, Gandey World Class Productions is one of the biggest producers of big top entertainment in the world. This charming, nostalgic docume...
Friday, 22 January 2021

GERRY COTTLE'S CIRCUS 1976

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A strongman who lifts an elephant, the world's oldest lion trainer, acrobats, clowns, wire walkers and a sign-writing fakir... it's ...
Thursday, 14 January 2021

GERRY COTTLE 1945 - 2021

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Gerry Cottle, Douglas McPherson, Dr Haze It was sad to hear of the passing yesterday, January 13, of the great British circus showman Gerry ...
Friday, 8 January 2021

15 Facts about Philip Astley, the Father of the Circus

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  Philip Astley , the  father of the circus was born on 8 January, 279 years ago. Here are  15 facts  about the man who first brought togeth...
Thursday, 24 December 2020

MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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Tuesday, 24 November 2020

Big top pantomime from Planet Circus

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  It's behind you! But not this year's big top entertainment, as one of the UK's biggest circus companies pitches its tent for a...
Thursday, 5 November 2020

Remember, remember

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This darkness will not last forever. There will some day come a Fifth of November — or another date, it doesn't matter — when fires will...
Monday, 13 July 2020

Uncle Sam's Great American Circus in Rhyl, from 29 July

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As Britain's big tops spring up all over the UK once more, Uncle Sam's Great American Circus has announced that it will be truc...
Saturday, 11 July 2020

Wonder Circus announces summer season in Skegness

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As circuses return to the road post-lockdown, the traditionally-slanted  Wonder Circus has announced its summer season from 1 August ...