Each summer, in towns and villages around the Southwest, a small and rather glamorous part of the 1930s comes back to life. Started in 2000 by an Oxford graduate and her landscape designer husband, Giffords Circus tours Southwest England each summer in a caravan of traditional wagons (which they make themselves), putting on old-fashioned family entertainment, complete with acrobats, jugglers, and a clown who is actually funny. It evokes the traditional forms of entertainment common in the English countryside before the arrival of radio, cinema, and television, and has won fans from far and...
Each summer, in towns and villages around the Southwest, a small and rather glamorous part of the 1930s comes back to life. Started in 2000 by an Oxfo...
Open this book and be part of the magic of the circus! When Nell discovers the circus has arrived near her home she experiences everything the circus can offer; wonderful characters, the magic of performance and sense of community.Written by Giffords Circus founder Nell Gifford, the spirit of the circus is authentically captured on every page.
Open this book and be part of the magic of the circus! When Nell discovers the circus has arrived near her home she experiences everything the circus ...
