Help with Fairground info Please

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Member Since: May 2003 Posts: 1,429 Send Message	Shirlock	Report	25 Nov 2003 16:31
Member Since: May 2003 Posts: 1,429 Send Message	Hello Bob Thanks for the info. Shirley
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 1,487 Send Message	Bob	Report	23 Nov 2003 15:18
	Strange - I cant get it to work either...It was only an ad for a book anyway. This may be more use to you as they have a contacts page: http://www.thegalloper[.]com/
Member Since: May 2003 Posts: 1,429 Send Message	Shirlock	Report	23 Nov 2003 14:56
Member Since: May 2003 Posts: 1,429 Send Message	Hello Bob Thank you for you help. I am having problems getting onto that website. Please could you check the address again. Thank you Shirley
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 1,487 Send Message	Bob	Report	23 Nov 2003 14:19
	Not much i'm afraid but this is the only mention I could find: http://www.theblackcountry[.]com/publishers/uralia.htm There is (or was) a Drakely's yard in Stechford
Member Since: May 2003 Posts: 1,429 Send Message	Shirlock	Report	23 Nov 2003 12:57
Member Since: May 2003 Posts: 1,429 Send Message	Hello Does anyone know where to find information about travelling fairgrounds. I am interested in Drakely's Fairground which used to visit Stetchford Birmingham in the 1920s and 30s. I beleive it was a Mr Jack Drakely who owned it. Thank You Shirley