Gilbert Chadwick Snr.. Sounds like a bloke I'd love to meet! Class fella in my immediate opinion.. I love the Hoppings, Best memory was when they were setting up when i was a bairn and was at a coin shoving machine in a small arcade. A guy working on one side of the machine knocked the bit he was working on and about 6 quid fell out on my side and i just looked at him.. He said 'Just take it..' ( paraphrasing ) My eyes nearly burst out me heed! 🤣😅😂 It all went back in but it was fantastic.. I hate missing the Hopping's when i do, every bloody year that i do.. Great video Eddie
Love the Hoppings, used to go every year with my Dad and come back with a goldfish in a plastic bag. Those were the days ! Just love the smell and the drone of the machinery
DJ John Britain's got talent TV says you deserve a medal for all your hard work respect DJ John got his letter of the late queen for his charity work DJ John has a heart of gold let's see you waving those hands in the air let's get the party started the Newcastle Geordie legend DJ John in the mix heart of gold respect to everyone who works at the hoppings fair and all the geordies and everyone in the world again respect you amazing people DJ John Newcastle the heart of the North east proud to be a Geordie Newcastle united team and Eddie Howe respect from DJ John come on the toon 😅😅😅😅
That was an absolutely fantastic video! I’m 60 now, living in Spain and haven’t been to the Hoppings for some years now! First one I remember going to when I was maybe 6 Yrs old …. Someone bumped into me & my candy floss on a stick stuck in my hair and I FM dropped the goldfish that I had won. That fish got scooped up and lived for many years as I recall. Favourite ride: the dodgems. Favourite stall: Hook the Duck. A Gypsy told me, when I was 24 “there’s a long knife & it won’t last” … I married a year later, we cut the cake with a sword & the marriage didn’t last!
@@TynesideLife gonna watch this video again. Reminds me of home and I loved the long interview with the elder of the pack! Wonderful man. Full of interesting memories
Salt of the earth Showman are (Travellers) Got all the time in the world to talk about their heritage and are the most accommodating and friendly people you could ever meet 👍Great vlog mate 👍
Wotcheer Eddy-I worked with travelling fairs and carnivals in the States for 20 years(concessions).It's definitely a way of life more than a job.Always curious to see how we do it this side of the pond.Over there you have to have more tattoos than teeth to get hired!Great vid Cheers- Blaydon Dave (still 'trapped in Thailand')
@@TynesideLife sometimes I manage to get copyright claims which may block the video or sometimes just doesn’t allow revenue but somehow sometimes it doesn’t pick it up depending on how clear it is 👍🏻
@@UKFunfairsTV aye, I’m very conscious of that, which is why I put my own backing track on from Epidemic Sound. The rest as you see I mute and use it as B-Roll for my interviews
Another crackin video Eddie,worked for the Cooper's 40 years ago down at the city for a full summer (great memories) took me back 😂 cheers Eddie your number 1 mate 👍
The showmen I have spoken to in the jesmond pubs tell me the rents are horrendous even for a small hook a duck stand. Can anyone elaborate what the actual rents are ?
I remember Gilbert pulling on to the Hartlepool headland fair since I was a boy I’m now 58, lovely to see him still fit and well, he was always a lovely man and would always have time for us kids
Cheers Eddie, great Vid again. Like most people on Tyneside, the Hopping’s is part of my childhood. I loved going there with my late Dad and my Mother when I was a kid. Brings back great Memories.👍
Fascinating...is it the end? Gilbert, " it'll go on forever!" Q + answer😂me Mam would take me doon the Hoppings as a bairn, it was without doubt my favourite week of the year, back in the 80's the boxing and circus was mindblowing/hilarious and Gilbert was right, didn't have to spend much as it was an extraordinary extravaganza to watch! You forgot to say why it's called the Hoppings...my understanding from my Showmans Guild pals is when it's clarty/muddy, you literally gave to hop across the moor🤩😎
Yeah it was a great response! 🤛🏻😂 Great memories Ant! I put a link at the end to the video I did last year which goes a little more into the history etc. check it out if you get a minute 👍🏻
@@TynesideLife Cheers Eddy will have a look later mate, gr8 weather this year and the last few...but as you remember years gone by it usually pished it doon!🤣still never took the wow factor away tho!! One of your best videos mate
That was absolutely fascinating mate, made me feel quite emotional, the Hoppings has always had a deep place in my heart and learning about the people who run it was really interesting, if you could wrangle an extended interview with Gilbert about the fair and the life of a showman I’d love to see it, great video :D
