by scotsjock » Thu Dec 29, 2011 2:41 pm
several travelling show famillies have now moved much further north with winter yards in stirling,alford in aberdeenshire,muir of ord in invernesshire and invergordon in easter ross.glasgow will always be remembered amongst the showmen as 'the place i grew up' and will always be remembered as their spiritual home.showmen never forget their heritage.winter yards consist of lets say anything up to 20 chalets, caravans and showmans specially built wagons most of these stay in the yards all year with showmen opting to travel smaller caravans to cut down on costs etc.a winter yard also houses a showmans equipment,this could be anything from 2 or 3 large rides to maybe just the one lorry carrying anything from a set of swingboats(shuggie boats) to a laughing clown stall.some showmen also like to keep old equipment stored in trailers or old lorries that their fathers or grandfathers used to travel with for sentimental reasons.
here comes the rain again !