You've done it again and shot me back to my misspent youth. Used to work the Spanish City for a couple of years before marine college, talk about long days but fun, no problem finding a girlfriend there. Only got to the Hoppings a couple of times usually ended up missing the last bus and walking back to North Shields carrying some swag and a few coconuts, I had a good arm back then and the shy was an easy touch. The weather was always iffy but looks sunny when you were there, used to be affordable and I remember the flea circus and the other stalls now long gone. Another gem Eddie thanks for the trip down memory lane.

Eddie! Nobody does it like you! Great video 😝

What a fantastic video thanks for sharing it with us

I used to love the hoppings. I’m going this year for the first time in over 20 years. Cannot wait.

Fabulous insight, very interesting, great video again, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Brilliant video! Really enjoyed this, good to see the backgrounds and finding out more about the people that work on The Hoppings 😎👍🏻

Fantastic video you have been told watch from start to finish

What a lovely bunch of people, as a local to the Hoppings I love the place and all the people that make it happen.

Cracking video Nice to see a little behind the scenes

That was absolutely fascinating mate, made me feel quite emotional, the Hoppings has always had a deep place in my heart and learning about the people who run it was really interesting, if you could wrangle an extended interview with Gilbert about the fair and the life of a showman I’d love to see it, great video :D

Cracking video. Great insight as usual.

Great insight. Great video Eddie

Great video mate 👊🏼

Cheers Eddie, great Vid again. Like most people on Tyneside, the Hopping’s is part of my childhood. I loved going there with my late Dad and my Mother when I was a kid. Brings back great Memories.👍

Salt of the earth Showman are (Travellers) Got all the time in the world to talk about their heritage and are the most accommodating and friendly people you could ever meet 👍Great vlog mate 👍

Great video and very informative 👍

Love the Hoppings, used to go every year with my Dad and come back with a goldfish in a plastic bag. Those were the days ! Just love the smell and the drone of the machinery

Another crackin video Eddie,worked for the Cooper's 40 years ago down at the city for a full summer (great memories) took me back 😂 cheers Eddie your number 1 mate 👍

Best informative yet ed

It was great seeing you this morning in Newcastle 😊 keep up the good work 😊

Went there every year when I was a kid in the 60's and I think it rained every year? 😂

Great show long may it continue

Gilbert Chadwick Snr.. Sounds like a bloke I'd love to meet! Class fella in my immediate opinion.. I love the Hoppings, Best memory was when they were setting up when i was a bairn and was at a coin shoving machine in a small arcade. A guy working on one side of the machine knocked the bit he was working on and about 6 quid fell out on my side and i just looked at him.. He said 'Just take it..' ( paraphrasing ) My eyes nearly burst out me heed! 🤣😅😂 It all went back in but it was fantastic.. I hate missing the Hopping's when i do, every bloody year that i do.. Great video Eddie

I made and fitted some huge red lettering across the back of Gilberts Fun House about 22 years ago, Lovely bloke.

Really interesting video 👍🏻

Awesome content!

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DJ John Britain's got talent TV says you deserve a medal for all your hard work respect DJ John got his letter of the late queen for his charity work DJ John has a heart of gold let's see you waving those hands in the air let's get the party started the Newcastle Geordie legend DJ John in the mix heart of gold respect to everyone who works at the hoppings fair and all the geordies and everyone in the world again respect you amazing people DJ John Newcastle the heart of the North east proud to be a Geordie Newcastle united team and Eddie Howe respect from DJ John come on the toon 😅😅😅😅

Great video 😊

Excellent that! Just subbed ya 😊

That was an absolutely fantastic video! I’m 60 now, living in Spain and haven’t been to the Hoppings for some years now! First one I remember going to when I was maybe 6 Yrs old …. Someone bumped into me & my candy floss on a stick stuck in my hair and I FM dropped the goldfish that I had won. That fish got scooped up and lived for many years as I recall. Favourite ride: the dodgems. Favourite stall: Hook the Duck. A Gypsy told me, when I was 24 “there’s a long knife & it won’t last” … I married a year later, we cut the cake with a sword & the marriage didn’t last!

Wotcheer Eddy-I worked with travelling fairs and carnivals in the States for 20 years(concessions).It's definitely a way of life more than a job.Always curious to see how we do it this side of the pond.Over there you have to have more tattoos than teeth to get hired!Great vid Cheers- Blaydon Dave (still 'trapped in Thailand')

Interesting Video Eddie with very interesting people Eddie 😊

Newcastle wouldn't be Newcastle without the hoppings it part of our tradition may it continue

Oioi Eddie met u in exhibition park couple days ago wen u wer on ya bike…. it was nice meeting u mate… keep up the good work

I remember Gilbert pulling on to the Hartlepool headland fair since I was a boy I’m now 58, lovely to see him still fit and well, he was always a lovely man and would always have time for us kids

I remember George the gentle giant from Scotland

Iv'e got some Romany blood on my dads side from my grandad called Hartlepool Jack, didn't see too much of him unfortunately but quite a character from all the stories. Thanks for your sense of humour Eddie some real dry gems there, used to get through my pocket money saved for a month at the fair, back then 2 quid got you a long way.

Good watch that mate.

That is very nice and interesting

I'm 26 now so around 16 year ago or more I was getting coconuts from that stall class that its still going.

Going back a few years but LBAB had some fun at the moor great days

Fascinating...is it the end? Gilbert, " it'll go on forever!" Q + answer😂me Mam would take me doon the Hoppings as a bairn, it was without doubt my favourite week of the year, back in the 80's the boxing and circus was mindblowing/hilarious and Gilbert was right, didn't have to spend much as it was an extraordinary extravaganza to watch! You forgot to say why it's called the Hoppings...my understanding from my Showmans Guild pals is when it's clarty/muddy, you literally gave to hop across the moor🤩😎

Good watch

I saw you there the other day but I was too nervous to say hello 😂 next time il be brave

Love the hopping but it's seams every time they come up my washing gets stolen from the line 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Gilbert looking great for 90. I'm nowhere near and he seems far more sprightly than me and sharp as a tack

Joe who you spoke to is from my home town

Hi mate my mother always used to say it always rains when the Hoppings is on. (Generally it does to be fair haha) have you heard that or anyone else?

The showmen I have spoken to in the jesmond pubs tell me the rents are horrendous even for a small hook a duck stand. Can anyone elaborate what the actual rents are ?

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Goldfish Hawkers

Its way to expensive now

oioi

Must be an absolute millionaire stealing dollar