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Fun Fair news from around the country.
Money raised for Princess Alice Hospice
Fair’s fares for Hospice funds Hundreds of people were taken for a ride over the Easter break – and they even paid for the privilege. A special charity day at Hampton Court Green funfair raised a whopping £2,000 for Princess Alice Hospice – the profits from a rides discount wristband scheme. Funfair boss George Irvin, […]
Roller Skate Rinks
From Hire to Purchase we’ve got you covered With years of experience, trust us to supply and install the perfect roller rink for your chosen event Roller skating is an excellent way of combining fun and fitness. If you’re looking to get your guests socialising, communicating and exercising, it’s the perfect activity! Hiring a roller […]
Norwich Cathedral to feature fairground helter skelter
A full-size helter skelter is to be installed in Norwich Cathedral in August to give people a different view of the inside of the building. Read the full article https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-46030982
Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum 2019 features a Traditional Carousel and new addition this year is our brand new Alpine Sweet Unit
Funds raised for Brent Council
Our Summer Fairs and events raised £1,000 for Brent Council and George Irvin presented a cheque to the Mayor, Cllr Arshad Mahmood, Thomas Cattermole, Head of Executive and Members Services and the Governance Team recently.
Topshop Oxford Street
We had the privilege of working with Topshop Oxford Street this year installing our Dodgem & Waltzer cars in their shop for 1 week.
Fright Night Winner 2018
Congratulations to Renad Ahmedali the Winner of our Funfair Fright Night 2018 Competition. Thank you to all who took part and good luck next year! ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]
Fright Nights 2018
A reminder that every night is fright night at our Crystal Palace and Roundwood Park Funfairs, £500 prize for the best costume. Email your image taken at the Funfair along with your name, address & telephone number to info@irvinleisure.com GOOD LUCK!
Funds raised at Queensbury Park Ultimate Funfair for Mayor’s Charities
This year we had the great opportunity to work with Harrow Council and Mayor, Cllr Kareema Marikar at the Queensbury Park Family Funfair and raised £500 for the Mayor’s chosen charities, Firm Foundation & The Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity. We look forward to working with Harrow Council and Mayor, Cllr Kareema Marikar in the future.
A HUGE thank you from Children with Cancer UK
Hi George, On behalf of all of us at Children with Cancer UK, thank you very much for allowing our guests free access to the rides at your fabulous funfair on Saturday! We are so grateful to you for helping make this day even more special. Here are some of the comments from the […]
Kidbrooke Village Summer Fete
Hi Everyone, We would just like to thank you all for coming to the Kidbrooke Village Summer Fete and making it such a success. The event was attended by hundreds of local residents who had a fantastic day which was all down to you! We look forward to having you at the event next […]
Team 2B UK
Hello, I just wanted to drop you a note to say thank you again for all your hard work and partnership last week, and in the weeks leading up to the Data Night Out party at ExCel London. The party was a roaring success and we really appreciate you being a part of it. Albert and […]
Toilets added to our Funfairs
You will be pleased to know we have now acquired new portable toilets for our Funfairs for your convenience and comfort. For a list of all our upcoming Funfairs click on our Upcoming Funfairs page or click this link www.irvinleisure.co.uk/upcoming-funfairs/
Chiswick RNLI Lifeboats at Turnham Green
We had the pleasure of supporting Chiswick RNLI this year at Turnham Green! “We are very grateful for the opportunity to have a stand at your Turnham Green funfair last weekend to help raise funds and spread awareness of the safety work of the RNLI on the Thames. Thank you again on behalf of Chiswick RNLI.” […]
Happy Customer at Turnham Green
One of our Games Stalls Showmen Jeanette Bartlett at Turnham Green Sat 19th May 2018. A regular customer asked if they could have their photo with her as she always give them a lovely prize!
PJ Masks at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
Catboy and Owlette from PJ Masks were at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on Saturday 28th April 2018. Come and bring all the family on Saturday 5th May 2018 when Jake and Finn from Adventure Time join us. Token cost only £1.20 each or 10 for £10!
Leo & Raph – TMNT
Sat 21st April 2018 Leo & Raph from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, next up Catboy & Owlette from PJ Masks on Sat 28th April!
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Character Days
Character days at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park have already been a huge success! Chase & Skye from Paw Patrol joined us on 5th April and Peppa Pig on 12th April. It has been a fantastic time for all families. Next we have Leo & Raph from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles at intervals on Saturday 21st […]
Corporate Events
Home of corporate fair Your team, clients and partners deserve the very best you can provide when it comes to entertainment. Our reputation for quality equipment, professional service and safety conscious event planning has ensured a satisfied client base that includes: Honda,BMW,Microsoft,KPMG,Mobil Oil,Glaxo Wellcome and Hampton Court Palace to name but a few. Irvin Leisure […]
Paris!
George Irvin’s Irvin Leisure was very excited to work on a special project in Paris, France this year. On the 3rd March 2018 Mira Mikati the French Fashion House promoted their new range at a event presentation which included special battery powered dodgem cars. The event was fantastic and the client was super happy about the […]
Manorfield Primary School Fundraiser
Congratulations on raising over £50,000! Manorfield Primary School put together a fundraising initiative towards the cost of the build of their new Nursery and Outdoor area. They had over 300 runners take part in a new half marathon on the 4th March 2018 in London (The Big Half), which was won by Sir Mo Farah. […]
Fright Night Costume Competition Winner Announced
We had a great response to our Fright Night Halloween Costume Competition with so many people coming along in costume – and no wonder as we were offering £500 for the best costume! Fairgoers were asked to take a picture of themselves in all their made up glory (or should we say gory!) and send […]
Irvin Leisure raise £4300 for great causes
It was our absolute pleasure to present the Mayor of Hammersmith and Fulham Council with a cheque for £4300 to go towards The Mayor of Hammersmith & Fulham Appeal Fund and the Grenfell Tower appeal. The money donated was raised by our amazing funfair visitors at the Shepherds Bush Green Summer Funfair – it is […]
Annual Hampton Court Easter Fair raises over £2000 for The Princess Alice Hospice
Irvin Leisure is proud to announce that the sum of £2000 was raised for the the Princess Alice Hospice charity at George Irvin’s annual Easter funfair at Hampton Court on Thursday 13th April. The funfair was a great success running from the 13th to the 18th April 2017, with over 40,000 visitors attending over the […]
George Irvin’s Carousel gets a makeover at London Fashion Week
Fashion designer Marta Jakubowski showed real style at this years’ London Fashion week by using a funfair carousel from Irvin Leisure to show off her Spring/Summer 2017 collection. Created by set designer Gary Card, the carousel was redressed in hot pink and rotated at slower speeds to show off the chic eveningwear in matching fuchsia, […]
Fairfield Funfair in Kingston raises £1000 for Momentum
George Irvin’s funfairs are once again generously donating £1000 to the Mayor of Kingston upon Thames’s Charitable Trust. The Mayor’ charitable trust is proud to be supporting Momentum during 2016/2017 which an amazing charity that supports children with cancer and other life-limiting conditions. One of Momentum’s main aims is to improve the healing environment in […]
Annual Shepherds Bush Green Fun Fair raises £1000 for Charity
Irvin Leisure is delighted to announce that the annual Shepherds Bush Green Fun Fair held on the 22nd July to 7th August raised £1000 for the Major of Hammersmith & Fulham’s charities. This term Councillor Mercy Umeh, Mayor of Hammersmith & Fulham is supporting Hammersmith & Fulham Mind and Hammersmith and Fulham Foodbank, two great charities in the local […]
Generous George Irvin Supports Hospice
George Irvin’s Funfair recently presented a cheque for £2,000 to us at Hampton Court Palace. The funds were raised, in part, from the sale of wristbands on ‘Charity Tuesday’ at this year’s Hampton Court Fair. Unfortunately, bad weather over the Easter weekend meant that the footfall at the Fair was lower than usual and fewer […]
George Irvin’s Shepherds Bush Funfair Raises £1000 for Charity
The Charity Wristband Day at this Easter’s funfair at Shepherds Bush Green was a roaring success and raised £1000 for charity. The picture above shows George Irvin Jnr presenting the cheque to the Mayor of London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham These funds will go towards the following two charities: * Lupus – […]
Enter Islington in Bloom 2016 and win up to £100!
This year’s Islington in Bloom competition will open for entries Friday – 15th April and you could be in with a chance to win up to £100 in Camden Garden Centre vouchers! The competition invites Islington’s residents and businesses to enter their blooming masterpieces. If you don’t have a window box, container garden or front garden at home […]
George Irvin’s Fun Fair help raise £35,000 for St John’s Hospice
Easter Fayre Raises £35,000! Thousands filled St John’s Wood Church Gardens in support. There was a funfair, donkey rides, the chance to meet Peppa Pig, face painting and a BBQ surrounded by an array of local traders selling food, toys, jewellery and many more homemade crafts. We would like to thank our sponsors; Barclays St […]
Hampton Court Funfair 2016
The Hampton Court Funfair, crammed with family fun and white knuckle rides, is gearing up for its annual showpiece this Easter. Best of all it will be FREE to enter! The Fair will open at 12noon on Good Friday 25th March and stay open right through to 11pm that night and then open the same time every day for […]
IMG at the Natural History Museum
Irvin leisure are proud to be joining IMG at the Natural History Museum again this year with one of our Traditional Carousels as part of the truly magical Christmas that the IMG creates for the Museum each year. From the rows of trees lit with sparkly fairy lights at the spectacular Swarovski ice skating rink, […]
Oh we do like to be beside the seaside
Margate was a happy hunting ground for George Irvin’s Family Fair for many years. Up until the 1990s we would visit there every summer, and George is in fact lifetime president of the Twinning Association of the Town! Unfortunately the park on which the fair operated was sold by the local authority and so we […]
Proud to paint Palace Monument
As most local people are aware, we have been attending Crystal Palace with our annual funfairs now since the 1940s so we have actually been involved in fairs here longer than the Crystal Palace was actually on site. As a mark of respect to the former Palace, a number of years ago we were asked […]
Stare at the skies at Hampton Court
Hampton Court Palace was 600 years old this Easter and the Palace staged a lot of historical commemorative pageants, but sadly no beheadings despite the place’s rather bloody past! However it all culminated in the most magnificent fireworks display and we thought you might love this photo taken from our fair!
St Johns Hospice Easter Fayre raises more than £45,000
We always take part in the Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth annual fetes and festivals that raise much needed funds for this magnificent establishment. That is why we were delighted to read the press release below, celebrating their success at the recent event staged on March 21st and 22nd 2015. Thousands enjoyed fun […]
Apple iPhone Giveaway!
THIS COMPETITION HAS NOW ENDED Yes you read correctly – We are giving away a FREE Apple iPhone Every Month! It is really easy to win one as well, just do the following: SEND YOUR FAVOURITE FUNFAIR IMAGE ALONG WITH YOUR NAME, ADDRESS & TEL NUMBER TO: promotions@irvinleisure.com THIS COMPETITION HAS NOW ENDED The best image WINS an Apple […]
Ecology v Economy? Not at Irvin Leisure
The great environmental campaigner Kermit the Frog once mused in song “It’s not easy being green” and how appropriate that was for him, fighting off the rather amorous advances of Miss Piggy, but for Irvin Leisure it is possible. We are often asked about progress on our ground breaking, though not literally we insist, Environmental […]