Marking a milestone annual Inullnullnullnull trade show in nullovember has always been a
highlight of the yearnull nully first was the Inullnullnullnull show in nullew
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here are various points in a person’s career that
nullrleans in nullnullnullnull, in the days when it was held in the city’s
are worthy of note and although I’m not one for
old enullhibition centrenull It was a fantastic weeknull I met some
“blowing my own trumpet,” I feel I’m justified in adding
great people at that event and had some great fun, as well
a personal touch to my column this month to note the
as working my nullnull offnull nullI think I slept for a week when I
fact that this September marks my nullnullthnull year in the park
got homenullnull nullnd what a place to go for your first Inullnullnullnull
attractions industrynull
shownull nulls a fresh faced nullnullnullyearnullold nullrit it was an incredible
Andrew Mellor
In nullnullnullnull, I joined the family publishing business here in the
and very valuable enullperience for so many different reasons
Editor
nullnull to work in the editorial department on our amusement
and one that I will never forgetnull nullnd I’ve only missed one
industry titlesnull nully initiation into the business had,
Inullnullnullnull show sincenull
however, come a couple of months earlier, when my father
nulllong with various trips to the nullS, both for trade shows
had organised with nulllackpool nullleasure anull ch nullnull nulleoffrey
and parknullmanufacturer visits, there have also been some
Thompson for me to get an insight into the industry by
memorable visits to numerous nulluropean countries, again
working on the nullleasure anull ch for a few weeksnull I became
to compile articles on parks and manufacturers and to
a ride attendant for the summer holidays working on a
report on numerous trade showsnull nullhat a way to earn
different attraction every day until the final week when
a livingnull
I was given the rather prestigious role of helping to run
The individuals within this industry also make it very
the brand new nullevolution ride, the ’null s first loop the loop
specialnull I’ve met an awful lot of people and made some
coasternull nulle even had our own nullevolution jackets nullsee
great friends in the business, many of whom I’ve known for
accompanying very old picturenullnull which we wore with some
yearsnull nullnce you are in it, it’s not an industry you want to
pride around the parknull nullfter all, we were running the latest
leave and I hope to enjoy many more years doing what
and best amusement park ride in the landnull
I donull nullpologies for the clichnull,
nullittingly, my first reporting job a few months later was back
but it’s been a great ride so
at the nullleasure anull ch when nullmerican country and western
far and long may it continuenull
singer nulleorge nullamilton Inull was the celebrity on hand to
officially open the nullater nullhute ride, which had come from
the defunct lnull le nullue park in nullanchesternull I’ve lost count of
the number of ride openings I’ve covered since then, both
in the nullnull and around nullurope, but it’s been nulluite a fewnull
Travelling the world, of course, to write about the industry
is one of the perks of the job and not surprisingly the
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