As I’ve written many times over the years, The Hoppings has descended on Newcastle’s Town Moor for a week or so in the summer of most of the last 150 years. For some years now, it has formed the largest travelling funfair in Europe.
Wendy and I went for our annual wander. A close comparison of the carousel compared with last year’s photograph reveals a 17% annual rate of inflation on rides.
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Some of the attractions of The Hoppings just poking above the trees. The Hoppings is the world’s biggest fair of travelling attractions, and it congregates annually on the Town Moor here in Newcastle each June. This is its 130th year.
I’m sure I’ll get along at some point this week for a closer look!
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