@gaffladd2003 Your comment brings back great memories of Partington in the 1960s. We lived on Central Road back then and it was always exciting when Silcock's came visiting. Before the Market was built the Fair occupied the whole field with the Noah's Ark/Speedway being the centre piece - playing all the wonderful 1960s pop music. 1973/74 was my last year at Broadoak - it certainly comes to mind as I can remember distinctly hearing a chart number from that year being played during the ride!
I worked on silcocks Speedway in 1973 for six years when it came to partington when i lived there im now 47 years old,this video is Arthur silcock old speedway which is now a waltzer
@Ljotulfson The market place is where i started working on this machine i lived in Hallcroft near the greyhound pub,the fair then move to oak road playing field i left broad oak 1976 was glad to see the back of the place
I love being on the Waltzer when the car starts spinning and does not stop until the end of the entire ride! ... that doesn't always happen on the waltzer ...
I worked for Silcocks in the 70s on the old ark ,and for big Ted on the dodgems,Derek & Irene.Young Teds waltzer Stella in the flyer Top soul sounds!.Kingy & Coyley used to manage the ark,Fat Harry the Waltzer.Good times! The Goose 74 time of my life!! Ali,Butch,Flatcap Eddie Where are you ?
I remember all them names and worked for Arthur when he bought it new as a speedway.. Andy Mullens worked alongside Coyley n Kingy.. I come from Aspull and still see John Coyle and his brother Alan who did a bit on the fair
I remember working on this machine for Arthur when i was about 18 ( over 30 years ago ) the funny thing is that this was not a waltzer to start with but a speedway ride and Arthur decided to change it to a waltzer in 1978 i think and the machine was sent to scotland to get re fitted during the close season , if you look closer you can see the cars are a lot smaller on this machine than a normal waltzer and also the dip at the front of the machine is not as steep as a normal waltzer and thats because it used to be a speedway ride
@gaffladd2003 You would have been in my younger brother's year - he left in 1976. I had no contact with anyone out of my class after leaving Broadoak - but facebook changed that in the last couple of years. I was also glad to leave school - it certainly wasn't the best time of my life, but those that were proper have got in touch. My earliest memories of the fair are around 1963 on what was known as the Bull Ring where the market was built. It was occasionally at Cross Lane East in some years.
love the classic shape of these cars' what waltzers are all about brilliant.
nice 4 hill waltzer .brilliant great cars.
@gaffladd2003 Your comment brings back great memories of Partington in the 1960s. We lived on Central Road back then and it was always exciting when Silcock's came visiting. Before the Market was built the Fair occupied the whole field with the Noah's Ark/Speedway being the centre piece - playing all the wonderful 1960s pop music. 1973/74 was my last year at Broadoak - it certainly comes to mind as I can remember distinctly hearing a chart number from that year being played during the ride!
I worked on silcocks Speedway in 1973 for six years when it came to partington when i lived there im now 47 years old,this video is Arthur silcock old speedway which is now a waltzer
its the pride of the district were ever we fix it !!!! THUNDERDOME BABY !!
great video gaffladd ,wish i could get back working with the silcock lads this summer its been a while since if walked the waltzer !!
@Ljotulfson
The market place is where i started working on this machine i lived in Hallcroft near the greyhound pub,the fair then move to oak road playing field i left broad oak 1976 was glad to see the back of the place
I love being on the Waltzer when the car starts spinning and does not stop until the end of the entire ride! ... that doesn't always happen on the waltzer ...
I worked for Silcocks in the 70s on the old ark ,and for big Ted on the dodgems,Derek & Irene.Young Teds waltzer Stella in the flyer Top soul sounds!.Kingy & Coyley used to manage the ark,Fat Harry the Waltzer.Good times! The Goose 74 time of my life!! Ali,Butch,Flatcap Eddie Where are you ?
I remember all them names and worked for Arthur when he bought it new as a speedway.. Andy Mullens worked alongside Coyley n Kingy.. I come from Aspull and still see John Coyle and his brother Alan who did a bit on the fair
I remember working on this machine for Arthur when i was about 18 ( over 30 years ago ) the funny thing is that this was not a waltzer to start with but a speedway ride and Arthur decided to change it to a waltzer in 1978 i think and the machine was sent to scotland to get re fitted during the close season , if you look closer you can see the cars are a lot smaller on this machine than a normal waltzer and also the dip at the front of the machine is not as steep as a normal waltzer and thats because it used to be a speedway ride
@gaffladd2003 You would have been in my younger brother's year - he left in 1976. I had no contact with anyone out of my class after leaving Broadoak - but facebook changed that in the last couple of years. I was also glad to leave school - it certainly wasn't the best time of my life, but those that were proper have got in touch.
My earliest memories of the fair are around 1963 on what was known as the Bull Ring where the market was built. It was occasionally at Cross Lane East in some years.
this is the old speedway from 1972
i could of swore this machine had 4 hills..
only 1 people on the ride
dear me
you need a mc like me to draw the crouds in
if you worked on cubbins speedway you will know monster and titch
if you have a bad voice it sounds cheesy -_-