APPROACHING retirement and looking to keep busy, Jim Birchall found lockdown had left him with lots of spare time.
He had always been fascinated by travelling fairs – so with the help of his brother-in-law – he started work on what they thought would be a two-year-project.
In fact, the job is finished – and the pair are full of pride for their fully-working model Waltzer.
It has cost about £500 for materials and has taken about 800 hours of researching, experimenting, sweating and delicate, detailed working fueled by copious amounts of cups of tea!.
Jim, from Longbarn, said: “I was having problems getting into model fairground shows, as many were cancelled and others could only take regular exhibitors. So I decided to have my own.”
The show will take place at the Alford Hall, Manchester Road, Warrington on Saturday, March 19.
Jim has had a good response from fairground modellers from around the country and a lot will be displaying their models at Alford Hall – although there is still room for more!
Jim said: “It will be an interesting show for all the family – especially the children who are always fascinated by the larger models.
“Various size models will be on display from 1;76th right up to 1;10th The larger model is a 5ft across ride that packs up onto its own model trucks!”
Anyone wanting more information should call Jim on 07500300815 or email him at [email protected]
