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BBC News
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Famous 130 year old fairground ride joins Black Country museum
A 130-year-old fairground ride will be the newest addition to a historical funfair within the Black Country Living Museum. The museum's resident fairground will be home to the "bright and colourful" Jubilee Steam Gallopers from Saturday. The ride, built by Tidmans of Norwich in 1895, consists of 30 wooden horses and two chariots with bench seats. The ride has appeared in TV and film productions including Paddington 2, Call the Midwife, Rocketman, and The Theory of Everything. Alex Hyman, who owns, conserves and operates the independently run fair within the museum, is the ride's ninth and latest carousel was once part of Carters Steam Fair, a travelling vintage fair in England, founded in 1977 by John Carter. Mr Hyman has acquired a "significant" amount of Carters' collection, which stopped touring in 2024. He said: "We are very proud to have kept a large proportion of the original Carters steam fair collection together." Acquired in February from Joby Carter of Carters Steam Fair, the carousel comes with a mechanical Gavioli music Carter said: "As much as you can love an inanimate object, I love this ride, and I always will. "It's the last ride I sold because it needed to go to the right home. This one wasn't about money, it was about trying to get it to the right owner."All proceeds raised by the fairground go directly into restoring and collecting historical rides, sideshows and games, said the museum. Follow BBC Birmingham on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
The Independent
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Fairground company ‘truly sorry' after waltzer car crashes with children inside
A fairground company has said said it is 'truly sorry' after a car on one of its rides broke off its track and crashed with three children inside. Galactic Carnival Edinburgh (GCE) issued the apology following the incident at its fair in Wester Hailes, Edinburgh, on Saturday evening. Kevin McNulty had been on the ride with his three children: aged 13, 12 and seven; at the time. He said the car his children were in had been going 'full pelt' when it came off the carousel and crashed into the one he was riding in, before sliding into a speaker. Posting on Facebook, he said the car 'came completely off and then went flying into our car and then smashed about the place, crashing into the side off the track'. He added: 'Thankfully there was a heavy large speaker that they collided with or they would have been through the whole thing and then the ending would have been a completely different story.' One of his children was filming at the time and a video captured their screams as the spinning car suddenly dislodged and veered off the fairground ride. The three children were not seriously hurt in the malfunction, and no ambulance was required. Photos posted by Mr McNulty showed where the car appeared to have broken off the waltzer ride. He said his children were 'very very lucky that they managed to get out of this still walking'. In its statement, GCE said it 'sincerely apologises' to the families affected, and that it is 'working tirelessly to assist in the ongoing investigation' into what happened. The statement continued: 'We are truly sorry for the distress caused by the incident at our event. Public safety at our events has always been, and continues to be, our top priority. 'All rides at our events undergo extensive safety testing in line with government guidelines, including daily safety checks, and are also inspected by an independent third party safety inspection body (the Amusement Device Inspection Procedures Scheme, or Adips). 'This incident is now being investigated by third party inspection bodies and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). 'We have decided to close the event to allow for investigation to take place. 'All tickets purchased for future dates will be refunded automatically through our ticketing agent, Skiddle. 'Once again we are truly sorry for the distress this has caused.' An HSE spokesperson said: 'HSE is aware of the incident and is making inquiries.'
The Independent
12-05-2025
- Automotive
- The Independent
Father saw fairground waltzer car crash off track with children inside
A father has told how he saw a car on a fairground waltzer ride break off the track and crash with his children inside. Kevin McNulty's children – aged 13, 12 and seven – were in a car on the ride at the Galactic Carnival fairground in Wester Hailes, Edinburgh, when the incident took place on Saturday evening. He said the ride was going 'full pelt' when their car separated from the carousel and crashed into one he was riding in, before sliding into a speaker. One of his children was filming at the time and a video captured their screams as the spinning car suddenly dislodges and veers off the fairground ride. Posting on Facebook, Mr McNulty said their car 'came completely off and then went flying into our car and then smashed about the place, crashing into the side off the track'. He added: 'Thankfully there was a heavy large speaker that they collided with or they would have been through the whole thing and then the ending would have been a completely different story'. The three children were not seriously hurt in the malfunction. Photos posted by Mr McNulty showed where the car appears to have broken off the waltzer ride. He said his children were 'very very lucky that they managed to get out of this still walking'. Mr McNulty told the PA news agency that he had not heard from the fairground's operators following the incident. The fairground was open on Sunday but the waltzer ride was closed. Dr Scott Arthur, the MP of Edinburgh South West, wrote on X saying: 'A few people have been in touch about an incident at the funfair, and I am in the process of raising it with the council.' The fairground's organisers have been approached for comment. Edinburgh City Council said it would be a matter for the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). An HSE spokesperson said: 'HSE is aware of the incident and making inquiries.'
The Independent
12-05-2025
- Automotive
- The Independent
Video shows terrifying moment car with children inside crashes off ride at fairground
This is the terrifying moment a father watched as a car on a fairground waltzer ride broke off the track and crashed with his children inside. Kevin McNulty's children – aged 13, 12 and seven – were in a car on the ride at the Galactic Carnival fairground in Wester Hailes, Edinburgh, when the incident took place on Saturday evening. He said the ride was going 'full pelt' when their car separated from the carousel and crashed into one he was riding in, before sliding into a speaker. One of his children was filming at the time. The three children were not seriously hurt in the malfunction.
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Yahoo
Fairground ride 'breaks off track and crashes' with three children inside
A father has told how he saw a car on a fairground waltzer ride break off the track and crash with his children inside. Kevin McNulty's children – aged 13, 12 and seven – were in a car on the ride at the Galactic Carnival fairground in Wester Hailes, Edinburgh, when the incident took place on Saturday evening. He said the ride was going at 'full pelt' when their car separated from the carousel and crashed into one he was riding in, before sliding into a speaker. One of his children was filming at the time and a video captured their screams as the spinning car suddenly dislodges and veers off the fairground ride. Posting on Facebook, Mr McNulty said their car 'came completely off and then went flying into our car and then smashed about the place, crashing into the side off the track'. READ MORE: I used 49p kitchen item to kill every weed on my drive and they're still gone READ MORE: Beckham family 'done with Nicola Peltz' as truth behind David's party snub exposed He added: 'Thankfully there was a heavy large speaker that they collided with or they would have been through the whole thing and then the ending would have been a completely different story." The three children were not seriously hurt in the malfunction. Photos taken by Mr McNulty showed where the car appeared to have broken off the waltzer ride. He said his children were 'very very lucky that they managed to get out of this still walking'. Mr McNulty told the PA news agency that he had not heard from the fairground's operators following the incident. The fairground was open on Sunday, but the waltzer ride was closed. Dr Scott Arthur, the MP of Edinburgh South West, wrote on X saying: 'A few people have been in touch about an incident at the funfair, and I am in the process of raising it with the council.' Edinburgh City Council and the fairground's organisers have been approached for comment by PA.
