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Title: A proper circus!
Post by: Jaded on 24 August, 2019, 01:32:07 am

Wow!

We went to the circus this evening. What a lot of fun, fun, and more fun.

(http://www.alfiecat.co.uk/yetacf/Aug%2023%202019%20P8230255.jpg)

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(http://www.alfiecat.co.uk/yetacf/Aug%2023%202019%20P8230232.jpg)

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Title: Re: A proper circus!
Post by: Jurek on 24 August, 2019, 08:16:36 am

I was courting  Emily (http://www.ethaerialarts.com/index.html) a few years ago, while she was working with Giffords.
Prior to that, she was one of the trapeze artists who, whilst wearing 2 metre stilts, were bungeed in from the roof of The Dome, when it first opened.
Interesting times.

Title: Re: A proper circus!
Post by: Jaded on 24 August, 2019, 08:27:26 am

It was only about two miles away. We’ve been meaning to go for about 15 years!

They are based so close to us that running away with the circus wouldn’t really mean that!

The future will be challenging as Nell Gifford has a year to live (https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/nell-gifford-giffords-circus-stroud-3074820)

Title: Re: A proper circus!
Post by: Kim on 24 August, 2019, 12:51:19 pm

Quote from: Jaded on 24 August, 2019, 01:32:07 am

(http://www.alfiecat.co.uk/yetacf/Aug%2023%202019%20P8230084.jpg)

Extreme ironing?

I think you're going to have to explain this one...

Title: Re: A proper circus!
Post by: Jaded on 24 August, 2019, 11:11:39 pm

It was his pet iron.

It followed him round the ring and then he made it sit!

Title: Re: A proper circus!
Post by: The French Tandem on 25 August, 2019, 02:43:34 pm

I presume the frying pan was for spanking his pet iron?

Title: Re: A proper circus!
Post by: Paul H on 25 August, 2019, 03:06:39 pm

Excellent photos Jaded, captures it well.
As a tenous claim to fame, I made Nell a lean to stable tent to go off the side of her truck, while she was travelling with a French circus, in the UK, pre Gifford.
She wrote a book about her experiences trying to break into the circus world, amongst other things, Josser - which is the derogatory term for such an outsider.

Title: Re: A proper circus!
Post by: Speshact on 25 August, 2019, 09:28:19 pm

So many connections! In 2002 I was on the panel that awarded a £10,000 Jerwood Circus Award to the young tenting company, and helped them come to Hoxton Square for their first performances in London.

Title: Re: A proper circus!
Post by: Jurek on 26 August, 2019, 12:43:13 am

Hoxton Square is where I hooked up with Emily, mentioned upthread .
I think that I may’ve been slightly ahead of the Hoxton hipster curve.

Title: Re: A proper circus!
Post by: Jaded on 06 November, 2019, 06:14:23 pm

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/health-50307273/my-circus-gives-me-a-reason-to-live

Title: Re: A proper circus!
Post by: Jurek on 06 November, 2019, 07:16:50 pm

Quote from: Jaded on 06 November, 2019, 06:14:23 pm

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/health-50307273/my-circus-gives-me-a-reason-to-live

Thanks for that  - I've forwarded it to Emily.

Title: Re: A proper circus!
Post by: Jaded on 09 December, 2019, 01:12:43 pm

https://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/news/18088575.giffords-circus-co-founder-nell-gifford-dies-aged-46/

Title: Re: A proper circus!
Post by: Jurek on 09 December, 2019, 04:50:24 pm

Quote from: Jaded on 09 December, 2019, 01:12:43 pm

https://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/news/18088575.giffords-circus-co-founder-nell-gifford-dies-aged-46/

Sad news  :'(