Tulip Festival

[billc]

On virtual brum it mentioned it started in 1960.
see link
http://www.virtualbrum.co.uk/tulips.htm

[Oisin]

Yup, I saw that too, thanks bill, but I need to know the last year it took place.

Keep 'em coming folks. ;)

[bestfriend]

my wife tells me that it was over 30 years ago that i worked at the tulip festival i did it two years on the trot for 3 days each time i was working for a food company (hot dog) soft drinks i was selling just over 1200 hots dogs per day and they cost 10 p each that's two bob in real money and i got 3p for each one i sold that was about one and a half p each but i made a good living it was hard work just standing for 14 hours per day i was by a big tent and i did swaps for tea and ham rolls and cake for hots dogs the boss would keep coming round and bringing us things that was was running out of pulse a loo stop there was six of use in the hole of the park but about 8pm on the night we gave it a rest had a bit of dinner then went round the fare at the back of the park good times good days i remember seeing a police display team on motorbikes there was all sorts of things going on but at the end of the night a big firework display ment it was shut down time

[bestfriend]

my wife tells me that 1973 was the last one held

[Oisin]

Thanks bestfriend. :great: I wonder how many young bucks woke up with a dicky stomach in the morning and blamed it on your hot dogs not the eight - eleven pints they'd had in the beer tent.
:lol: