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Page between 1 July and 31 December 2005.
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Change at Pleasure Beach, Blackpool [5/12/05]
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Big changes are planned at Britain's
most-visited tourist attraction, Blackpool Pleasure Beach. The
excellent
235 Club website reports that Vikingar, The Whip and Turtle
Chase are now in the process of being removed and placed in storage.
Spin Doctor is for sale, so may not operate next year. Main Street
(in North Park) is being repaved, with a new landscaped garden area
in front of Trauma Towers as its centrepiece. New rides for 2006
include a UK-first thrill ride and a family attraction in the Black
Hole building. The Rollercoaster and Big Dipper
- two of the park's classic 'woodies' - will receive seatbelts.
Looking to the future, 2007 will bring significant investment when
the Log Flume Lake will be transformed with a water based ‘family
thrill’ ride. And Project 2010 is described as "a new dimension in
thrill ride technology" which will "change forever" the North
section of the park and "break the boundaries" of the park. |
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And don't forget - the perfect
Christmas present for Pleasure Beach enthusiasts is Julia Midgley's
book, A Palette of Life.
Buy it using the button to the right. |
Exclusive Limited Offer: Theme Park Music
CD Available Now [1/12/05]
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Themed Music is the CD
of original theme park music, as heard on famous rides and
attractions at Alton Towers, Thorpe Park and Chessington World of
Adventures. You can hear the fantastic music from Colossus, AIR, Ugland, Professor Burp's Bubbleworks and much more all in high
quality sound. Released in
2002, the CD was deleted in 2003. However, Joyland Books has
exclusively secured 20 copies of the disc from the producers as a
special Christmas offer. These are available at the original 2002
price and are on a first come, first served basis. They are sure to
go quickly. Click here
for more details, or click the 'Buy' link to the right.
Themed Music and
The Story of Alton Towers
- also now available - both make perfect Christmas gifts. |
£11.99 |
The
Story of Alton Towers DVD Out Now! [1/12/05]
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After much waiting, we are pleased to
announce that the new DVD,
The Story of Alton Towers,
will be available from Monday 5 December 2005 and you can order your copy now from
Joyland Books. This is the first DVD to tell the story of the theme
park, and is produced in association with Alton Towers. With full
access to the Alton Towers archives, this DVD takes a privileged
journey through images dating back to the 1870s - through film
dating back to the 1920s and through the eyes of the present - to
those who know and love Alton Towers today. Includes archive film of
the Brian Collins fairground of the 1950s, BBC archive footage of the
construction of the Corkscrew, as well as extensive cine shots of
the amusement park as it developed through the years. It also takes
a ride on some of the park's most famous rides, and includes
fascinating insights from those such as roller coaster guru John Wardley. Click here
for more details. |
£14.99
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Marvels Redevelopment: Planning Application Submitted [1/12/05]
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The redevelopment of the former
Marvels Amusement Park at Scarborough, North Yorkshire, has moved a
step closer this week, with the submission of a planning application. The amusement park closed in 2000 and has
been left derelict since then (see picture on the right - the
amusement park site is at the centre of the photograph). The
development is to be called 'The Sands', and will include a covered waterpark; a 147-bedroom hotel; a health and fitness club; bars;
shops and restaurants; 100 apartments; 38 holiday homes; and new
beachside facilities. The Kinderland site is also included in the
development.
www.thesandsnorthbay.co.uk |
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Banbury Fair 2005 Captured on New Video [1/12/05]
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For anyone with a passion for the
excitement and atmosphere of the ancient Banbury Michaelmas Fair
will want to place an order for this new video and DVD:
Banbury Fair 2005. See
the rides pulling on, the opening ceremony and the rides in action.
This is the latest in the BCM Video
Productions range, which already includes two Banbury Fair videos
and DVDs: Banbury Fair 2001
and Banbury Fair 2002.
Click here for our full
range of fairground videos and DVDs.
Discuss the wonderful world of the
travelling fair on our special
Fairground Forum, part of Joyland's lively online
Forum.
Click here to sign up to the Forum. |
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Remembering a Seaside of the Past
[30/11/05]
Alton Towers, Fairground History and Slot Machines in Secondhand
Shop [27/11/05]
New
Range of Seaside DVDs Now in Stock [26/11/05]
Electric Scenic Railways Remembered in New
Book [20/11/05]
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Authors Kevin Scrivens and Stephen
Smith have released another major work on the history of British
fairground. Published by New Era,
The Electric Scenic Railway tells
the full story of this most magnificent travelling ride, which was a
centrepiece of the fairground in the early part of the Twentieth
Century. As with other books by these two authors, detail and
historical accuracy are paramount, and the book tells the amazing
story of each Scenic Railway that has travelled the UK fair circuit.
By the time of the Second World War, these rides were old news, and
would all but disappear by the middle of the last century.
Click
here for more information. Other books by the same authors include
The
Travelling Cinematograph Show,
The Circular
Steam Switchback and
Hull Fair. |
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'Dreamland Must Remain an Amusement Park'
says Government Inspector [19/11/05]
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The Save Dreamland Campaign is celebrating an important victory in the fight to retain Margate’s
historic amusement park. An independent Government inspector has stated
that Dreamland should remain an amusement park and the listed
Scenic Railway roller coaster at its centre should be protected. |
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Campaign Leader, Nick Laister, said: “This is fantastic
news, and shows that the position we took against the Council was a
robust one. The Inspector has accepted every single one of the points we
made at last year’s Public Inquiry and has rejected virtually every
point made by the Council and the site’s owner. The Council had
maintained that Dreamland was no longer viable and were happy to allow
the site to be redeveloped for other uses. The Inspector found the
evidence of the Save Dreamland Campaign to be compelling and has asked
the Council to change the Local Plan to ensure the protection of the
amusement park.” |
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“I am also delighted that the
Inspector asked for the Scenic Railway to be retained. He described the
Scenic Railway as an ‘extraordinary building’ and was satisfied that it
would be viable, even as a stand-alone attraction. Importantly, however,
he stated that the setting of the Scenic Railway must also be conserved.
He said that this will prevent the site from being used for anything
other than an amusement park. We are absolutely delighted about this
verdict.” Nick Laister, who gave evidence at
the Inquiry on behalf of the Campaign, added: “We will be watching the
Council very closely now, to ensure that it makes the appropriate
modifications to its Local Plan.”
This recommendation is contained in the long-awaited
Inspector’s Report on the Thanet Local Plan Public Inquiry. The Inquiry,
held in June 2004, heard evidence from the Save Dreamland Campaign,
which had objected to the Council’s U-turn on protecting Dreamland.
Until January 2003, Thanet District Council was committed
to retaining Dreamland but, following representations made by the site’s
owner in early 2003 (after the statutory deadline for representations to
the Local Plan had expired), they changed the Local Plan Policy so that
it would allow Dreamland to be completely redeveloped. The Save
Dreamland Campaign vigorously objected to this U-turn.
For more details on the Inspector's Report (including a
link to the Report itself) visit the Save Dreamland Campaign's special
Local Plan Page.
For more about the Save Dreamland
Campaign, visit
www.savedreamland.co.uk. |
Alton Towers DVD Pre-Orders Suspended [14/11/05]
Joyland Books has temporarily stopped
taking pre-orders for The
Story of Alton Towers. We have just been informed by the producers of the DVD that
there has been a problem with the duplication. This means they will
only be able to supply a small amount of copies initially. We should
be able to fulfil all orders that have already been placed by credit
card; however, as we cannot guarantee supply, we have temporarily
suspended pre-orders. Please check back here regularly as we hope to
make them available again shortly. Alternatively, sign up to our
Mailing List and we will inform
you the moment the item is available.
Pre-Order
The Story of Alton Towers [12/11/05]
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The new DVD,
The Story of Alton Towers,
is released next week and you can pre-order your copy now from
Joyland Books. This is the first DVD to tell the story of the theme
park, and is produced in association with Alton Towers. With full
access to the Alton Towers archives, this DVD takes a privileged
journey through images dating back to the 1870s - through film
dating back to the 1920s and through the eyes of the present - to
those who know and love Alton Towers today. Includes archive film of
the John Collins fairground of the 1950s, BBC archive footage of the
construction of the Corkscrew, as well as extensive cine shots of
the amusement park as it developed through the years. It also takes
a ride on some of the park's most famous rides, and includes
fascinating insights from those such as roller coaster guru John
Wardley. Click here
for more details. |
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New Fairground-Related Books Added [6/11/05]
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Three new books have been added to
Joyland Books, each making a perfect Christmas gift. Heading up the
list is a beautiful, full-colour hardback book telling the full
story of the restoration of a vintage American carousel.
Restoring the Glen Echo
Park Carousel by Deborah Lange explains how a much-loved but
abused ride was restored to become once again the magnificent
functional art it was when it arrived at the Glen Echo Amusement
Park in 1921. This book is an excellent gift for anyone who loves
carousels. We have also added
The Fairs of Dundee by
Ian McGraw, and Live Like a
Lord by Robert Preedy, which is the story of Yorkshire
showman James Corrigan and his most famous business venture, the
Batley Variety Club. Click here
for a full list of our books. |
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Britain's Biggest Fairs On DVD [6/11/05]
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Britain's two biggest travelling fairs
have been released on two new DVDs.
Hull Fair 2005 takes you on
a tour of what is billed as 'Europe's Largest Travelling Fair',
showing both the rides in action and the transport pulling off at
the end of the fair.
Fun Fairs On The Move 2005 Vol 11 is a special edition of
this popular series showing the pull on for the massive Nottingham
Goose Fair, possibly Britain's best known fair.
Also still available in this series
are Volumes 1,
2,
3,
4,
5,
6,
7,
8,
9 and
10.
Click here for a full list of our fairground DVDs and videos. |
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Rare Books Added to Secondhand Shop [6/11/05]
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We have added several second-hand
books (from the 1960s to the 1990s) to our ever-expanding Secondhand
Shop, several of which we have never sold on the website before.
Come to the Fair
by FC Roope is the story of British Fairgrounds and the showmen who
attended them, published by The World's Fair.
Discovering
English Fairs by Margaret Baker is a pocket guide to charter
fairs and their origins, with some fascinating county lists and
1960s fair calendar.
The Great
Nottingham Goose Fair by Peter Wilkes is the story of this
famous event. Hull Fair
by Stephen Smith and Kevin Scrivens tells the story of Europe's
largest fair. Amongst our other additions is a really special little
book, How the
Circus Works by Joan Selby-Lowndes, a 1962 trip behind the
scenes in this fascinating world.
For these and many more new additions,
click here. |
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Celebrate the Seaside this Christmas
[29/10/05]
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Celebrate the seaside this Christmas
with two brand new books about this fantastic part of our country's
heritage and culture. In
The English Seaside,
Peter Williams's evocative photographs will make you want to
rediscover the seaside - full of character, charm and 'Englishness'.
From the facades of ice cream parlours to colourful amusement parks
- it is all here. In
Seaside Holidays in
the Past you can travel back in time to see how we used to
take our summer holidays before cheap flights and package deals led
to the decline of the English seaside resort. This book also
features several unusual photographs of amusement parks, including
Morecambe, Southport, Blackpool and Great Yarmouth.
Click here to see all of our
seaside books. |
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Second Edition of Dreamland Remembered Released [14/10/05]
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A fully updated second edition of
Dreamland Remembered,
the hugely successful book telling the full story of Margate's
Dreamland Amusement Park, has been released. Written by local
author, Nick Evans, the new edition brings the story up-to-date with
recent events at the park, including the story of the Save Dreamland
Campaign. Dreamland Remembered contains a nostalgic collection of more than
200 illustrations - many not seen publicly in living memory - charting the park's attractions over the years, from the renowned
Scenic Railway to the Big Wheel, along with Beanfeast outings and
the birth of the Osuper cinema in the 1930s.
Click here for
more information on the new Second Edition.
Secondhand
copies of the increasingly rare
First Edition
are currently available in very limited numbers from our
Secondhand Shop. |
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Secrets of Fairground Shows Revealed [9/10/05]
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Two new books featuring fairground
sideshows and specialist entertainment have been added.
While the sideshow performers have now all but vanished, they leave a fascinating legacy of romance and mystery.
Secrets of the
Sideshows, by Joe Nickell, takes you deep inside this lost
fairground world and reveals the specific methods and tricks behind
the performances, the showmen's tactics for recruiting performers
and attracting crowds, and more. Nickell also examines the
behind-the-scenes secrets of sideshow life, including details of the
remarkable personal lives of those men and women billed as 'freaks'.
And in our second new release,
The Incomparable Testot,
we take a trip into the 1820s music halls and
theatres of Britain, which were visited by French magician Felix Testot,
with his Magical Illusions and Optical Delights. His act
variously included the Irish Giant, and Monsieur Louis: the
French Hercules. Later he was joined by his son, a proficient
violinist and juggler.
Click here for
more on this book. |
Secrets of the Sideshows: Out Now |
More Fairground Videos and DVDs [9/10/05]
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Two vintage funfairs and a massive
modern fair are the subject of three new fairground DVDs. Carters
Royal Berkshire Steam Fair can be seen in all its glory at
Croxley Green
earlier this year. See the fair in action and the superb line-up of
restored vintage fairground transport and living vans. More vintage
fairground fun can be seen at
The Fair at Great Dorset
Steam 2005, with the traditional vintage rides standing
alongside modern thrill rides. This DVD and video feature the
fair in action by both day and night, and it includes inside views
of the last surviving travelling Wall of Death ride. The
Northampton
Balloon Festival Fair 2005 completes the new line-up. This
is the largest funfair ever to be held in the town, and this 130
minute DVD and video features the pull-on and the fair in action.
Click here for more fairground DVDs and videos. |
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Joyland Refreshed! [2/10/5]
Joyland Books has implemented Phase
One of a site relaunch. The basic layout remains the same, and will
be familiar to our visitors, but it now has a fresh new look. The
main listings and help pages have already moved over to the new
look. Other pages will follow over the coming days and weeks. Please
let
us know what you think of the new look.
Park
Hall/Camelot History Released [1/10/05]
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Camelot Theme Park is one of Britain's
best known and longest established theme parks. But the history of
its site, Park Hall, goes back much further. With the park's future
now in the balance, Alec Price tells the full story of the Park Hall
site in his new book,
From a Saint to a King: The History of Park Hall, Charnock Richard.
This book is well illustrated with
many specially commissioned photographs and is a fascinating read for anyone
interested n the colourful past of Park Hall/Camelot Theme Park.
Click here for
more details. Joyland also features books about other amusement
parks, including
Pleasureland, Southport, the
Kursaal, Southend,
Belle Vue,
Manchester and much more.
Click here for more
titles. |
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Join
Our Mailing List! [29/9/05]
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Do you want to be informed about major
new book and DVD releases? You can now join our brand new mailing
list and we will inform you of exciting new products.
Click here for more details. |
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Steam
Switchbacks Head List of Secondhand Books [18/9/05]
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More books have been added to our
Secondhand Shop. Leading the
new list is
The Circular
Steam Switchback, the now rare history of these ornate
rides. Compiled by Kevin Scrivens and Stephen Smith, this is a fine
book in good condition. We have also added second-hand copies of
Fairground
Heritage Volume 2: The Steam Age,
Seventy Years a
Showman,
Travelling Fairs,
English Fairs
and The Butlin Story.
For those who love the British seaside, we have Secondhand copies of
British Piers,
Pavilions on the
Sea and The
World of Donald McGill, the king of saucy seaside postcards.
Click
here for the Secondhand Shop. And don't forget, if you are
looking for a rare out-of-print fairground-related book,
email us and we might be able to source a copy for you. |
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Amusement Park Closes its Gates [4/9/05]
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One of Britain's oldest amusement
parks, Shipley Glen Pleasure Grounds, finally closed its gates today after more than 100 years of fun and entertainment. The site
was home to one of the world's oldest permanent amusement park
rides, the Aerial Glide, and local residents fought a long battle to
save the park and its most famous ride. The Aerial Glide was briefly
listed in 2003, following a submission by local campaigners, but a
successful appeal by the owner resulted in the ride being de-listed
a year later. Demolition followed immediately after in July 2004,
although the rest of the park continued to operate until this
weekend. |
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The pleasure grounds will be replaced
by a housing development.
Click here for
photos of the park's final weekend, taken by local
campaigner, Mike Short. Click
here for Joyland's own Shipley Glen micro-site. |
British Fairgrounds in Old Photos [2/9/05]
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Joyland Books has been selling
second-hand
copies of the classic 1970s book
Historic Fairground
Scenes for a number of years. We are pleased to announce that this book has now
been re-released and can be purchased new from Joyland Books. The
book celebrates the heyday of the British fair from 1860 to 1940 in
photographs, featuring 121 rare and fascinating photographs of
rides, shows, the power on the road and for the rides and living
waggons. It also looks at permanent fairground sites around the UK.
This book is a unique record of this social phenomenon.
Click here
for more details. |
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Pleasureland History Book Launched at Amusement Park [27/8/05]
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Pleasureland Memories:
A History of Southport's Amusement Park by Stephen Copnall
was launched last Saturday at an event at the popular Southport
amusement park. Before the launch, author Stephen Copnall had been
signing copies of the book at Broadhursts Bookshop in Southport town
centre. At 2pm, the author was at Pleasureland itself, where the
staff launched the book in style on a beautiful, sunny day. Park
Manager, Phil Pickett introduced the event and John K Walton, author
of numerous books on the British seaside, gave an informative talk
on Pleasureland's place in the history of this famous north west
seaside resort. Pleasureland laid on drinks and hot muffins for
launch guests, who included Southport MP John Pugh.
Click here for a full
report of the
launch with photos. The book
is already shaping up to be the big hit of the year and can be
bought online by
clicking here. |
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Rhyl's
Ocean Beach Amusement Park to Close [21/8/05]
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One of Britain's great amusement
parks, Ocean Beach at the North Wales seaside resort of Rhyl, is to
close. The site is to be redeveloped with 200 apartments, a
foodstore and new restaurants by Manchester-based Modus Properties.
It is expected that 2005 will be the park's final season, with work
on the new development starting in early 2006 and completion planned
for late 2007. The park is home to the UK's last operating
'circular' Water
Chute ride, along with Britain's first steel roller coaster, the Jet
Stream.
Click here for a history of the park and
here
for more details on the development. No planning application has
been submitted to date. |
Above: The massive Water Chute at Ocean Beach. |
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Fun Fairs on the Move on DVD and Video [21/8/05]
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The latest in the popular DVD/video
series of fairground transport has been released.
Fun fairs on the Move
2004-2005 Vol 10 is a must for the fairground transport
enthusiast and features a large number of superb showmen's loads
pulling on and off at several different locations. Starting with
John Wall's transport pulling off in August 2004 at Aldershot in
Hampshire. This is followed by the pull-on at Heath Common,
Wakefield, for the large Easter Fair. Next in the same county, at
Northallerton, is the pull-on into the town centre for the May Fair.
Finally the hectic pull-on into Pinner town centre is seen, ready
for the largest one-day street fair in London.
Click here for
more details.
Click here for the biggest
selection of fairground DVDs and videos on the World Wide Web! |
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Amusement Rides 4 and 5 Out Now ! [21/8/05]
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The latest DVDs in the Amusement Rides
series have now been released.
Amusement Rides 4
features old and modern rides from across the country at fairs,
including Leicester Easter and Spring Fairs, Leeds New Year Fair,
Sheffield Scream, Grantham Mid Lent Fair and Nottingham Valentines
Fair. Amusement Rides 5
features some of England and Scotland's top rides by day and night,
including the first time opening in England of Joey Silcock's Speed
Flip. The DVD also features no less than three waltzers plus M&D
Taylor's Eclipse - the only Fabbri Contact in the country - and
Parrish's Extreme Remix from Tivoli\KMG. Extra features include a 30
minute video feature of Carters at Pinkneys Green, filmed both day
and night, including film of Cook's Skid, which proved very popular.
Plus an on ride night time video of Parrish's Extreme and the usual
motion background videos. |
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Pleasureland Memories Launched With Amusement Park Event [15/8/05]
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The launch of the
new book,
Pleasureland Memories: A History of Southport's Amusement Park
by Stephen Copnall will be celebrated by what is being described as
"the book event of the summer". The event is to be held on Saturday
August 20th, 2pm at the Casablanca Entertainment Centre, Southport
Pleasureland.
Pleasureland Memories
tells the story of Southport's most famous attraction for the first
time. This book follows the hugely successful release of
Kursaal Memories in
2003. This event is your chance to meet Stephen and have your copy
of the book signed. The event also includes an appearance by
renowned historian and author, Prof. John K Walton who will be
giving a talk on Pleasureland and its place in the history of the
British seaside. |
Pleasureland Memories: Out
Now! |
The book tells how Pleasureland began in the 1870s as a ramshackle
collection of shies, stalls and simple rides on Southport's
Foreshore. Following two changes in location, the Pleasureland as it
is known today opened in 1922, with famous rides such as the River
Caves and Scenic Railway roller coaster.
This book tells the full story of
the park, from its early beginnings, its temporary wartime closures,
its heyday in the 1950s and its revitalisation in recent years under
the ownership of Blackpool Pleasure Beach. This fascinating history
is accompanied by over 160 photographs, many in print for the first
time.
The event has free entry, everyone
is welcome. Click
here for more information about the book. |
Famous
West Country Fairground Firm Covered by New Book [15/8/05]
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The name Whitelegg is almost unknown
outside the north-west of England, most commonly being found in
Lancashire and Cheshire. This book tells the story of a travelling
fairground family of Whiteleggs whose fairs took them around the
beautiful countryside of the West Country. In
T. Whitelegg & Sons'
Cavalcade of Shows, author Guy Belshaw explores the history
of this much-loved fairground firm, told through the surviving
members of the family. From travelling around the Plymouth area in a
horse drawn living wagon that doubled as a shooting gallery, Tom and
Rose Whitelegg amassed a vast amount of show tackle, and also ran
the most successful indoor amusement emporium in the west: the
Plymouth Olympia. This is a fascinating story of a true family
business. Click here
for more information. |
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New
Circus Books: Buy Them Now [7/8/05]
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We have added several new circus books
to our listings. Heading the list is a new release on the history of
the Clyde
Beatty Cole Bros Circus by Bob Goldstack. We have also added
I Never Went to
Clown College, the ramblings, recollections and reflections
of Frank Cain, the famous circus producing clown.
Remembering
Benson's Wild Animal Farm is the story of this New Hampshire
fun park, which featured circus animal shows. The park later became
Playworld Amusement Park. We
have loads more circus books at Joyland.
Click here to browse all of
our circus titles. But keep checking back, because we will be adding
more new circus titles soon. |
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American Carnival Books: New to Joyland Books [7/8/05]
Amusement Park History
Book: New to Joyland [7/8/05]
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New to Joyland is the history of
Quassy Amusement Park
by Ron Gustafon. Gustafon has been an amusement park historian for
more than 20 years, and now presents this trip down memory lane.
Subjects covered in the book include early views of Lake Quassapaug,
Quassy's carousels, Alan Herschell rides and a detailed chronology
of the park's timeline.
Click here for
more details. This is just
one of many books on amusement park history at Joyland Books.
Click here to browse our
Amusement Park Books.
And don't forget to visit our
lively
Forum. |
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Shipley Glen Pleasure Grounds to Close [20/7/05]
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One of Britain's oldest amusement
parks is to close at the end of the 2005 season. Shipley Glen
Pleasure Grounds, which was home to the vintage Aerial Glide ride
(demolished last year), has been open since Edwardian times and has
remained a very popular tourist attraction. |
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The operators, Alan and Wendy Breeze,
who have operated the park for 20 years, have made the difficult
decision to close the park's doors due to a large increase in the
rent. The park's owner - the Teale Brothers - have applied for
planning permission to redevelop the historic park as a housing
estate. More details on Shipley Glen, including a photo gallery, can
be found here. |
Legoland Sold [20/7/05]
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As reported on Joyland last month,
American investment company Blackstone Group has acquired the
Legoland Theme Parks chain from Danish toy manufacturer, Lego,
creating Europe's second biggest tourist attractions operator.
Blackstone has been quick to merge Legoland theme parks with the
Merlin Entertainments chain it acquired last month. Joyland
understands that the enlarged theme parks and attractions group will
be named 'Merlin Entertainment Group' and will be managed by the
current Merlin team, headed by CEO Nick Varney. |
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New
DVD on Amusement Park History Released [6/7/05]
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An award-winning film on the history
of US amusement park Whalom Park has now been released on DVD.
A Time to Reflect: The History of
Whalom Park is a documentary that chronicles over 100 years
of Whalom Park's history, from its inception in 1893 to its closure
in 2000. The DVD includes footage of the park through the years,
including a ride on the Flying Comet roller coaster, the antique
Carousel, the Tumble Bug and other classic rides. Travel through the
park's various upgrades and expansions to its eventual demise at the
very end of the 20th Century. Then take a walk through the remains
of the park today. This fantastic film was co-winner of the LaCoy
Documentary Award 2005. Click
here for more information and/or to buy now or
here for more
DVDs on amusement parks. |
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Pre-Order
Pleasureland Memories Now [5/7/05]
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Joyland Books is pleased to announce
the forthcoming release of
Pleasureland
Memories: A History of Southport's Amusement Park. This is
the latest in Skelter Publishing's Amusement Park Memories series,
and follows the successful 2003 book,
Kursaal Memories: A
History of Southend's Amusement Park. Stephen Copnall's
fascinating book, which is released on 20 August, tells the story of
how the park rose from the Southport foreshore sands to become one
of the most important amusement parks in the country. The book is
packed full of photographs of the park from its early beginnings
right through to the present day, most of which have never before
been published. This is set to be the biggest amusement park book
release of 2005.
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