Carter's

Berkshire based Carter's Steam Fair have announced that sadly this year will be their last in their current form. 

Owner Joby Carter (son of founder John) has confirmed he is selling the travelling fair with the intention it will have a new permanent fixed base. Obviously this has caused great sadness for fans of the fairground attractions from a bygone era but the move to a fix site does make sense. Likely benefits will be improved health and safety, the guarantee of jobs around whichever location hosts it and of course the vehicles themselves just aren't getting any younger and it is costly keeping them road worthy.

Whether the Carter brand continues under the new management waits to be seen. For some of us there will also be a special place in our hearts for this particular travelling attraction. I have visited over many years  exchanging my Pounds Sterling for pre-decimal coins to put into the slot machines. There's nothing quite like the sound and smell of the engines puffing away, powering the different rides. I can even recall when he was still very small taking young man to see the motorcycle wall of death, a true dying art. Such memories! The next generation will not know of such thrills!

Read here from Berkshire Live.