Interested in the West Country fairground family the Hancocks? Or want to find out more about researching the lives of Travelling Showmen and Show-women?

Then book yourself a place for an online talk by RTFHS member and fairground history expert Steve Smith on Wednesday 9 December 2026 at 6.30pm UK time.

Read all about it and purchase your tickets at the organisers’ website here.

Steve has also written a book about the Hancock family with co-author Kevin Scrivens. It’s called “Showmen of the Past: Hancocks of the West”, published 2006.