Nottingham Goose Fair 1985 

Its hard to believe that the Forest Recreation Ground has seen so much! There's countless memories there on those grounds. The next time I am there and its empty and just me there alone. I'll be in the centre and think "This is me, here now, my moment, my memory". I know it seems bewildering, its because it is, life is and how the years go by so fast. All those memories scattered to the winds...

Cracking video. I'm a showman and went to Nottingham Goose Fair every year for 28 years this is what I remember the ground looking like and to hear the Tiny Tim spiel again brilliant.

my mum spotted her self on this video, its amazing her seeing her self from 29 years ago, Thanks for uploading, your a legend mate

I always get nostalgic for the first Friday evening in October when it comes around, as I always associate it with visiting the fair. Especially 1980s ones like this one.

You know it's the 80's when you hear El Debarge singing 'Rhythm of the night' ...

Oh my god, the olden days! I go Goose Fair every single year, its an absolute must! What an amazing insight into what the Goose Fair was like all them years ago!

yeeeeeeah. I got to see the dive bomber after all these years. thanks!

I was 23 just loved this era good memories

old fairs are the best

I was 10 in 1985 and remembered coming to this one, I just remember being too excited but the first thing I saw when parking up was an older lad wearing a black leather jacket with greasy long hair being sick into a bucket in what appeared to be the police area (sick bay) I will never forget how that made me feel. I just didn’t want to be there! So then I had to tag round with my older sister and a family friend feeling completely weird. I didn’t want to go on any rides, Tiny Tim was a strange thing to see and again didn’t like it. The whole atmosphere just felt too grown up for me ( maybe I’d lived too much of a sheltered life out in the villages) but years later I’d say I had happier/ fun experiences going to Goose fair but memories do tend to stick.

this brings back so many childhood memories - thank you so much!

Priceless! Thanks for saving this gem of history. Shame the camera has to move all the time. There were numerous points of interest in this film but the camera keeps darting from one thing to another and loses the plot. Not that that matters so much as the value that it actually exists! Thank you!

Omg, I was 8 years old at this goose fair. Amazing to actually see it rather than just remember it. My parents always took me in the evening and I'm amazed to see how dull goose fair looked during the day back then. Seeing the retro rides like the zipper, umbrellas, cyclone was fab tho. Some of those rides evolved into really great fairground attractions. Also seeing the mouse town was interesting as my late grans brother ran it. Thanks for uploading.

I moved to Nottm in 88 and never knew they used to have donkey rides at GF. Apart from that it looked much the same and lovely to see your footage, thanks for sharing. Especially enjoyed hearing how the fire engines used to sound! Cheers.

Thanks for sharing this!! I only started going to NGF (and fairs in general) from 2007 onwards. Therefore, great to see what's still the norm now e.g. Ski Jump and Meteorites. Like what Jamiedg11 said, I didn't know we used to have a Zipper either.

Great footage!

I used to live 3 minutes walk away from the Goose fair site in the early 80's. I was 12 in 1985, this brings back good memories. Sometimes I'd just walked around and watch the rides/listen to the music as i couldn't afford to go on anything

This is brilliant! Such great memories of Goose Fair. My favorite ride was the Gallopers and they stayed with me; today I restore carousel horses. All I ever wanted was a goldfish in a bag... simpler times, great times.

Rides: Bakker Dennies Ramba Zamba (very rare ride now), Waltzer (can't tell what make it is), Reverchon Matterhorn, Huss Pirate Ship (I think), Eyerly Rock-O-Plane, Chance Zipper (another rare ride), Round-Up (don't know the make), Eyerly Roll-O-plane/Dive Bomber, Lusse Big Wheel (I think), Dodgems (can't see the cars very well to ID them, look like SDC ones), PWS Sizzler, Maxwell Speedway/Ark (I think), Upright Paratrooper (don't know the make), Kid's Octopus ride, Roundabout, Supercar Train Ride, 2 Supercar Sky Liner Helter Skelters, another nice roundabout, Arcade (with some classic machines!), Pollard Ski Jump, A lovely selection of forgotten and rare rides, great video!

Didn't need the title to know it was 1985, the hairstyle gave it away! I went down there recently (2011) and Tiny Tim was indeed missing. Maybe he grew up.. Great video.

thank you very much for some great memories of this wonderful nostalgic master piece

That brought back memory’s

big wheels don't go as fast as that now always remember pullins and William summers bigwheels when I was a kid in Doncaster you used to hang on for ya life used to love them great film

Thanks very much for sharing this video. It brings back so many great memories

When travelling funfairs were proper funfairs, not like they have today, like amusement parks. Back in the day I worked for Pat Collins done 14 seasons with them good old days.😊

Thanks for sharing this this is a real funfair

I can remember when the elephant man was on show there before tiny Tim !

Old funfairs are much better than fun fairs today I was 9 then in 1985

Wow . The Ramba Zamba at the beginning and the American wheel . Wish there was still an American wheel doing the rounds.

The good old days, when it was diesel fumed, onion filled atmosphere. Never get them days back

These are the best rides, used to love the pirate ship, did you get many you tube views back then?

Thank you 💓 good memories 😘

Wow i was 2 years old when this was filmed, fantastic clip , great to compare with the 2014 clips.

Fab footage!

Was that stevens alpine express

A zipper ride in the UK, shame we dont see them these days, went on one in St. Albans in the early nineties and it was brilliant

Awesome!

I was 4yrs old in 1985 all my god

I was 18. 😁 Bloody hell, wish I was again! Great year.

The police dressed differently then! I was 8 years old at that time!

I dare say that imagine attempting a similar exercise nowadays in these PC times. Great vvideo!

I did not know that we had zipper rides in the uk

GREAT VID M8 i would of been 13 then and would of gone, how times have changed.Just fancy a hot dog now

im in this vid and my dad lol

I was 9

I wanted to see Tiny Tim ! And where's all the geese?

When fun fairs was good

Does anyone know what circus is pitched up at the back of the Forrest ground? (Big blue 8 pole tent) Did the circus regularly open on the same date as goose fair?

great footage but gave me motion sickness!

Any sign of Thurston's Diamond T's!

All those rides not one Skid.

you couldnt get away with this today!