Funfair on Peckham rye.

[colin d.]

Hi All.funfair coming to Peckham rye. I remember the fair when i was young getting banned because of the trouble. Will it be a good thing to have back in the area ?

[Angelina]

different to the steamfair they had earlier in the summer?

[colin d.]

Oh yes. I loved the fair as a kid. This is a proper funfair.

[yeknomyeknom]

It?s irvins steam fair with normal modern fun fair also.

[Angelina]

how exciting! when is it coming?

[ruffers]

Will it mess up the grass?

[FightingFit]

You won't get the usual nimby rant regarding a funfair that we had to endure when the boutique music festival came to the rye

[JohnL]

Is it this one - with the Circus too

http://www.irvinleisure.co.uk/funfairs/13-days-family-fun-zippos-circus/

[PeckhamRose]

Don't forget the Fete on Saturday! And yes, hoorah the local Funfair!

[Angelina]

ohno :-( won't support the circus

[danmaitland]

They are setting up the circus/funfair right outside our house, we live along peckham rye, round the corner from the clockhouse pub. There are a hell of a lot of residents along this road. I wonder if you guys would be as keen on the circus coming to town were it setting up 40 yards from your front door. I don't understand why they are not in the middle of the park.

No problem at all in living opposite a park - great to see and hear peckham and dulwich folks having fun, but I didn't aniticipate amount of external organisations that the council would rent the space to.. and of course the amount of noise pollution we would have to put up with.. Wouldn't dulwich park work better, as it would be easy to site it away from residents?

Anyway, maybe it won't be that bad.

Does anyone go to the circus anymore?

[jonnywalker]

IMO the fate was really good, with a few stales and attractions for the kids. welldone those that planned it

[natty01295]

It's going to be ((( Zippos circus ))) - Not funfair

[malumbu]

danmaitland Wrote:

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> I wonder if you guys would be as keen on the

> circus coming to town were it setting up 40 yards

> from your front door. I don't understand why they

> are not in the middle of the park.

Perhaps you could move to near Horniman Park then you could complain about the noise of the events there.

[cella]

Is there a particular reason why people are concerned - doesn't the circus come every year?

[uncleglen]

cella Wrote:

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> Is there a particular reason why people are

> concerned - doesn't the circus come every year?

Yes- but nimbyism is on the increase in ED

[ruffers]

I'm no more concerned than any other year. Just amused that something at least as disruptive for me as the festival, lasting much longer, seems set to to pass by with nowhere near the fuss.

[danmaitland]

Yeah. First time I've really raised any issue on this forum.. I heard that I would get trolled.. Guess they were right. wrong forum. My bad..

[Sue]

The circus comes to that part of Peckham Rye every year, doesn't it?

ETA: Sorry, Cella, just seen your post.

[kiera]

Not at the same time as the funfair and not to that part of the common, so near to residents, no.

Note - I'm not personally affected, but I've seen the set-up on the Rye, so can appreciate what DanMaitland is saying and why he's rather taken aback by Southwark's

new enthusiasm for renting out the park and common with, it seems, scant consideration for residents/park users.

[JohnL]

Walking to the Dentist yesterday and it does seem closer to the "Clockhouse" side than in previous years. No noise or work going on at that time (3:00 PM) though.

[Blah Blah]

The Fair is setup in the center of the park and the circus is to the side of that instead of being in the center when it comes alone. So I think some thought has gone into where the fair should go. But for Dan, who lives next to the park, the noise of the fair is going to be more noise.

[malumbu]

Sorry my earlier post was rather inappropriate. I've now had a closer look and agree with you. Also I'll happily join your petition to get your road closed and traffic moved to the East of the Rye, and similarly Harris Boys moved to a more appropriate location like Shetland.

[treehugger]

I live at the bottom of Barry road and love it when Zippos comes to town. The raising of the big top is soooo exciting (and I am in my 50s, not a child).

[danmaitland]

Its not bad at all actually. Barely any noise. Just looked like it was going to be a problem when they erected their borders so close to our house..But it's fine so far and looks very evocative - reminding me of that Wim Wenders film, and various Tom waits-esque videos...Thanks for the mostly constructive comments. I retract my previous troll whinge, with the exception of Marumba, who is obviously a, not sure one's allowed to use that word on here, Dick... But at least they've been noticed by someone now, so that should cheer them up...