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FINAL preparations are underway for a bumper family fun event after Clacton's Carnival procession was cancelled for a second year due to Covid-19.
FINAL preparations are underway for a bumper family fun event after Clacton's Carnival procession was cancelled for a second year due to Covid-19.
NINETY-NINE years after he first set foot on Clacton Pier, and 77 years after his last performance there, Filbert the dummy returned to the scene of his many triumphs and enjoyed a ride on the town's new Big Wheel. Between the wars, every summer season from 1922 until 1939, Filbert, along with mentor and best friend Clown Bertram, entertained millions of youngsters and parents on the pier and were the most popular double act ever to appear in Clacton. They performed to sold-out houses in the 1,000 seat Jollity Theatre, with queues for the 7pm performance forming as soon as the curtain w...
The observation wheel at Clacton Pier is in full operation as it welcomed its first riders today.
Work to build Clacton Pier's new observation wheel is underway ahead of its opening this weekend.